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Motorola supports iSurfTV’s program guideMotorola Broadband Communications Sector signed a multiyear agreement with iSurfTV to include iSurfTV’s interactive programming guide in its line of advanced interactive digital set-top boxes. The SurfGuide IPG will be included in Motorola’s DCT2000 and DCT5000…
I miss Lou Waters.The gray-haired eminence of CNN’s middays, Mr. Waters was quietly put out to pasture after 21 years with CNN at about the time of the Sept. 11 attacks. When viewers finally noticed he was gone, it was…
Venture Technologies Group has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to close what it sees as a loophole that allows cable operators to import out-of-market signals and not carry low-power stations that have exclusive local affiliate agreements.VTG owns low-power station WAWA-TV…
Despite the scares and the fears of recent weeks, both ad sellers and ad buyers are surprisingly upbeat about the near-term future. But that may be partly because the upfront was so downbeat that, for networks and agencies alike, there…
Title: President, Heartland Video Systems, based in Plymouth, Wis.Background: Mr. Klas, an engineer by trade, co-founded Heartland in 1990 after working as a broadcast maintenance engineer for five years at WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee.History: HVS, which operates as a representative/systems integrator…
Peter Gaffney has joined American Movie Classics as VP of program planning. He will report to Marc Juris, executive VP and general manager. Before coming to AMC Mr. Gaffney was VP of program planning for VH1, where he was responsible…
Its name has a familiar ring, and it takes 1,000 pages to detail its many abilities. That combination of familiarity and facility has backers hoping MPEG-4 will become streaming media’s Swiss Army knife, more ubiquitous than even its popular predecessors,…
What it is: Aysis Air Plus Digital Broadcast Production Console, introduced at NAB 2001 by Solid State Logic of Oxford, England. The product is an updated version of the Aysis Air digital console released in 1997.What it does: The audio…
“We are extremely pleased that CBS rescheduled the Emmy broadcast. It re-establishes some sense of normalcy for viewers, and it’s a program we were all looking forward to as part of our fall season. We are happy to have it…
High-definition sports broadcasts, often considered the ultimate digital experience, are getting a boost this fall, thanks to two networks-an old standard and a fresh upstart. CBS and HDNet are aiming to prove the value of HDTV. CBS hopes to do…