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Next Up: Ultra High-DefWant to watch high-definition TV on a screen 10 feet wide? Much higher-def HD may eventually come to living rooms — though not for at least five years. The nascent Ultra HD formats provide four or 16 times the resolution of current Blu-ray Disc or 1080p HDTV specifications, as well as 22.2-channel “three-dimensional” sound. “Ultra HD is an immersive type of e..... ...Read More »SCTE: Panasonic Shows 3D HD, tru2wayConsumer electronics giant Panasonic is demonstrating prototype 3D HD televisions, along with a range of tru2way-enabled TVs and set-tops, at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Denver, which starts Oct. 28 and runs through Oct. 30. In its booth, the company is showing its “Full HD 3D” system, which will go to market next year and includes 1080p 3D televisions and a modified B..... ...Read More »News 8 Austin to Launch HD in 2010Time Warner Cable's News 8 channel in Austin is well on its way to the launch of an HD feed in later part of 2010. As part of a three-year transition to HD, the news channel has already installed a 144-frame UTAH-400 routing switcher and SC-4 control from Utah Scientific and a Kahuna switcher from Snell & Wilcox, and has purchased field cameras from Panasonic...... ...Read More » |
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Panasonic gets conditional EU okay for Sanyo buyBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp on Tuesday gained approval from European Union antitrust regulators to acquire rival Sanyo Electric C ...Read More »Panasonic gets conditional EU okay to buy SanyoBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp <6752.T> gained conditional approval from European Union antitrust regulators on Tuesday for its bid to acquire smaller rival Sanyo Electric Co Ltd & ...Read More »IBC 2009: Echolab Updates Low-Cost SwitcherIBC Amsterdam 2009: Complete Coverage of the IBC Show Echolab used the IBC Show in Amsterdam to unveil the new version of Atem, the 1 M/E (mix/effects) production switcher with 3-gigabit-per-second, 1080/60 capability that it first introduced at NAB. Atem, which lists for under $20,000 and is designed to compete with cost-conscious switchers from manufactures l..... ...Read More »Panasonic Bows P2 Studio SystemAs promised, Panasonic has introduced a new add-on system for its popular P2 HD solid-state camcorders that will allow them to be repurposed for studio use, creating a low-cost way for local stations to launch HDTV newscasts. Panasonic first talked about the system back in February, when it introduced its $10,700 AG-HPX300 camcorder.In doing so, Panasonic is keeping pace with JVC, whi..... ...Read More »Plugging 'Unplugged' Into HDWhen MTV Networks recently decided to revive Unplugged, producers of the series faced a double challenge. Not only would it have to live up to the original series, but the show -- to be shot for the first time in HD -- would be getting a lot of its exposure online, making it essential that the material work for viewers on relatively small PC screens as well as on large HDTVs. <..... ...Read More »Vizio Plugs More Internet Content Into HDTVsVizio expanded the content available through its Internet-connected HDTV sets, announcing a new roster of partners including Showtime Networks, eBay, Facebook, Twitter and Vudu. Showtime's TV Widget will provide video extras, trailers, trivia and select sample episodes of hit series such as Dexter and Weeds, while consumers will be able to access their eB..... ...Read More »CableLabs Releases Tru2way Reference CodeCableLabs has released a tru2way reference implementation for interactive TV developers, which the consortium is making available under open-source licensing terms. The software is a source-code implementation of CableLabs' OpenCable Application Platform middleware specification and is intended to provide device manufacturers and application developers a "consisten..... ...Read More »Panasonic Exec Paul Liao to Run CableLabsPaul Liao, the chief technology officer at Panasonic, will be the next CEO of Cable Television Laboratories Inc., people familiar with the selection said. He replaces Dick Green, who's been CableLabs CEO since the research and development consortium's inception in 1988 but announced retirement plans last fall . An announcement is expected shortly. More as the sto..... ...Read More » |
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