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Broadcast Pix unveils VOX voice-automated video production

VOX eliminates the need for an operator during live productions as it detects which microphone is being used and uses sophisticated software to switch to an interesting camera position....

DNF Controls unveils Flex Control Network

The new applications provide control integration enabling broadcasters to solve all manner of operational control problems....

WCFE adds Granite 5000 as final piece of HD conversion

The PBS station serving Vermont, New York and Quebec is using the live HD video production system to produce a variety of local programming including the "Mountain Lake Journal" newsmagazine. ...

WAFF launches local HD newscasts

The centerpiece of production control of the Raycom Media station in Huntsville, AL, is the Snell Kahuna multiformat HD/SD switcher....

Arizona State University opens new Chyron Media Center

Chyron has slashed prices and donated engineering time to equip the new student newsroom....

NBCU upgrades news coverage, increases hiring at its 'Owned' TV stations

The reinvigorated company is upgrading its news coverage and hiring about 130 new employees across its 10 stations....

European public service broadcasters tap social media to bring news to younger audiences

The European Broadcast Union (EBU) has just published a study highlighting growing use of social media by public service broadcasters (PSBs) to halt a decline in news viewing by people under 45. ...

Mosart Medialab highlights Mosart 3.0 at News Xchange conference

Mosart version 3.0 includes a range of new features and functions, including a redesigned GUI with user configurability....

Columbian broadcaster integrates VSN with Avid

RCN is relying on VSNIPTRANSFER due to its transparent integration with its news and content production systems...

XenData unveils SX-10 LTO video archive appliance

The SX-10 connects to 1GigE networks and manages either one or two external LTO tape drives or an LTO tape library attached via SAS connections....

MultiTouch unveils MultiTaction Cell 55

The 55-inch integrated multi-user LCD multitouch display provides an advanced set of touch, gesture and object-recognition capabilities....

New AP master control room supports organization�s HD transition

ATG Broadcast assisted the Associated Press by designing, pre-fabbing and installing its new HD master control room in Camden, London....

KOIN-TV automates local news

The Portland, Ore.-based CBS affiliate is relying on a full complement of Grass Valley live news technology, including the company�s Ignite automated production system....

Damn nuts

We've all been tripped up by something to which we should have seen or paid attention. Perhaps you locked your keys inside the car because your mind was...

Mobile home

Most TV news photographers, like me, will tell you that they love this job because it doesn't involve going to an office. There are no cubicles or desks...



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