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What it is: A high-definition, multiformat camera made by Ikegami.Evolution: The HDK-790E, introduced at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters conference, is an upgrade to the company’s line of high-definition digital cameras first unveiled in 1998. Features and benefits: The…
Title: President and CEO of SeaChange International. SeaChange develops digital video systems used by cable operators for video on demand and ad insertion and by broadcasters for storage, editing and program delivery.Background: Mr. Styslinger spent 17 years at Digital Equipment…
Disney could emerge as AT&T Broadband bidder: CNNfn is reporting Wednesday that Walt Disney Co. could emerge as a serious bidder for AT&T Broadband since Disney has been asked to head a consortium of competitive cable companies who want to…
House gets tough on marketers of violent, graphic content On the eve of a Wednesday morning Senate Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on media content, a movement is afoot in the House to crack down on those who market graphic and…
Disney buys Fox Family Channel It’s all in the family for Disney/ABC. The Walt Disney Co. and its ABC network called a hastily assembled news conference Monday to confirm, as reported in the July 23 issue of Electronic Media, that…
‘Shipmates’ secures clearancesColumbia TriStar TV Distribution has announced clearances for relationship strip “Shipmates” for a fall start in broadcast syndication on TV stations across the country, including outlets in 19 of the top 20 markets and 90 percent of the…
Not quite ones to cry poverty, the broadcast networks-owned by multiplatform media conglomerates-nevertheless claim that escalating programming costs and a sluggish ad market are forcing them to find newer, better business models to keep the lights on.That was the topic…
Digital churn has come down to the point where it’s comparable to “basic” or analog cable churn. That’s the word from Charter Communications, an industry leader in cable’s ongoing broadband transformation.Last year’s digital churn rate at St. Louis-based Charter was…
As almost any zoo can attest, there’s just something irresistible about polar bears. That’s what TV station WJAR-TV in Providence, R.I., will tell you.The NBC affiliate has seen traffic to its Web site grow by 20 percent since April, when…
Title: Senior vice president and general manager of interactive/enhanced television for Turner Network Sales.Background: Prior to joining Turner in 1996, Mr. Cohen was administrator for the Asia Pacific Policy Center. He assumed his current position at Turner in June 2000.Projects:…