TV Technology - January 7, 2009 - (Page 3)

T V Te c h n o l o g y • J a n u a r y 7 , 2 0 0 9 NEWS 1 NFL Enters a New Dimension League’s first live 3D HD game shown in select digital cinemas Mobile DTV Looms Large in 2009 Candidate Standard expected to get final nod by summer SPECIAL REPORT 19 Finish Line in Sight for BAS Transition Almost one-third of all markets have successfully switched 19 Ahead of the Relocation Curve Denver’s KCNC-TV takes full advantage of BAS transition 20 ENG and the Lines of Communication Remote control saves time and money BUYERS GUIDE 31 User Reports—Video Servers & Recording/Controllers Omneon, Sencore, 360 Systems, Ross Video, Thomson Grass Valley, Avid, Leightronix, SeaChange, Harris, Panasonic, Fast Forward Video, Video Technics, Digital Broadcast, JVC 36 Reference Guide Recordable Media/Furniture & Racks 1 12 A ‘Flexible Framework’ ATSC’s A/153 Candidate Standard covers eight modules P.14 Gear on the go 14 Doing More With Less News gear needs to be low cost, more efficient for today’s news crews 18 ‘X’tra-Streamlined Winter X Games XIII extends tapeless footprint 50 TV Tech Business Panasonic Makes $9 Billion Sanyo Offer; Pixel Power Expands In U.S. Market; Industry Revenue Down 7 Percent; SES Americom to Shutter IP-PRIME; Equity Media in Bankruptcy; Polaroid Declares Bankrupty EQUIPMENT 39 Product Showcase 49 Marketplace 47–48 Classifieds FEATURES 22 DTV Transition Survival Guide RF Technology, Doug Lung 24 Who Do We Really Work For? Inside Audio, Dave Moulton 25 Obama to Expand Internet Access Net Soup, Frank Beacham 26 The Wizard Takes a Holiday Inside Production, Walter Schoenknecht 27 The Solid-State Disk Revival Media Server Technology, Karl Paulsen 28 To Light the Ear or Not Let There be Lighting, Bill Klages ©Rich Arden P.18 ESPN covers Winter X-Games XIII P.26 Walter and the wizard 30 Hulu Gets It Right—the First Time Inside Broadband, Will Workman P.31 Video Servers & Recording/Controllers CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Doug Lung RF Technology Dave Moulton Inside Audio Bill Klages Let There Be Lighting While it’s probably too late to make any major changes before the analog shutoff next month, there are steps broadcasters can take to avoid unpleasant surprises. Make sure your signal doesn’t disappear In most markets, more viewers watch TV over cable or satellite p. 22 For the past few months, I’ve been exploring the mysterious relationship between audio levels ‘n loudness and how those of us involved in audio production might get such things to be consistent and satisfactory for our viewers. Last month I got p. 24 The face-to-face interview is one of the most fundamental setups in television broadcasting. The basic lighting of this setup is heavily covered in all TV lighting “how to” manuals and texts. But last night, while watching an interview on a national channel p. 28

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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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