TV Technology - January 7, 2009 - (Page 1)

Omneon Gives You the Power of Choice PAGE 17 ADVERTISEMENT W W W. T V T E C H N O L O G Y. C O M W H AT ’S I N S I D E VOLUME 27, NO. 1 • JANUARY 7, 2009 NEWS Special Report • pages 19-22 by Claudia Kienzle MT. LAUREL, N.J. L FEATURES Obama’s broadband plans • page 25 3ality Digital’s TS2 Beamsplitter Camera Rig in action at the Dec. 4 Raiders/Chargers NFL game. ast month, the NFL offered a VIP audience in three digital cinemas in Boston, Los Angeles and New York, the first-ever live 3D HD broadcast of an NFL football game—between the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders—and a sneak peak at what many predict is the future of television. In the same way that HDTV gave sports fans at home the perspective of the best seat in the house, 3D HD goes a step further, giving viewers the sensation of being virtually on the field and in the midst of game action. “You really do feel like you’re down on the field, and watching the players run right into your living room. It was a magical experience watching this game in 3D HD,” said Glenn Adamo, vice president, production and media operations for the NFL, PAGE 8 BUYERS GUIDE Video Servers & Recording/Controllers • page 31 Mobile DTV Looms Large in 2009 Candidate Standard expected to get final nod by summer by John Merli WASHINGTON the status of a Candidate Standard. This next-to-final step is the end-result of years of industry consideration and would create a mobile television system fed strictly off T he repurposing of broadcast television’s most valued commodity—its program content—to new mobile devices such as smart phones, laptops, standalone video players and perhaps most significantly, vehicles of all shapes and sizes, could become the “next big thing” for both broadcasters and consumers by the end of this new year. Setting off a chain of events already well underway was the November elevation of what is being branded “ATSC Mobile TV” to in 2008 to collaborate on their respective proposals—a move which was quickly followed by the creation of a special interest group by the Consumer Electronics Association to allow its 2,200 members to share information about the proposed specifications. DO NO HARM local broadcasters’ spectrum that would not have been possible in the analog era. The process was accelerated (no doubt considerably) thanks to an agreement between chief competing proponents Samsung and LG The near-final scheme now undergoing final testing (and minor tweaking) permits the deployment of a technically efficient, robust mobile stream (usually a simulcast) to be transmitted from within a station’s FCC-allotted DTV spectrum without causing interferMOBILE, PAGE 12 Simply brilliant graphics. Brilliantly simple workflows. The all new Inscriber® G7™ Two channels of dramatic 3D broadcast graphics delivered in HD or SD to the Online Edition Integrated clips, stills, DVE, video capture, custom applications and full AES support Universal control and sharing of graphic resources across MOS and IP-based systems ONE Company. ONE Direction. The Future. ® www.broadcast.harris.com http://WWW.TVTECHNOLOGY.COM http://www.mytvtech.com/Register.aspx?fid=TVTFDS&key=K9JTCP http://www.broadcast.harris.com

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TV Technology - January 7, 2009 NFL Enters a New Dimension Mobile DTV Looms Large in 2009 Contents A ‘Flexible Framework’ Doing More With Less ‘X’tra-Streamlined Finish Line in Sight for BAS Transition Ahead of the Relocation Curve DTV Transition Survival Guide ENG and the Lines of Communication DTV Transition Survival Guide Who Do We Really Work For? Obama to Expand Internet Access The Wizard Takes a Holiday The Solid-State Disk Revival To Light the Ear... or Not Hulu Gets It Right—the First Time User Reports—Video Servers & Recording/Controllers Reference Guide Product Showcase Classifieds Marketplace TV Tech Business

TV Technology - January 7, 2009

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