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December 17 2002
Broadcast Industry
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HDFest European Events Screen High-Def To Enthusiastic Audiences
HDFest the first high-definition film festival to take place in Europe

DCC Software Needs New Face to Go Mainstream
Peddie Study Forecasts Big Market for More Intuitive Photo, Video, DVD, Graphics Tools

Scripps TV Stations Make 2,192 Minutes of Airtime Available to Political Candidates
241 candidates nationwide take advantage of Democracy 2002 project

Sony Delivers First Tape Format to Store Over One Terabyte Per Cartridge
Ships Qualification S-AIT Drives and Media to tape library automation OEMs

Media 100 Ships 844/Xi With New Interoperability Release Features
Affordable 844/Xi Available Immediately; Includes Timeline Export to Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop Layer Import

PBS Station KQED-TV Taps Harris Corporation for Expanded Automation and Control
San Francisco public television affiliate places $1 million order for multi-channel automation control system

HDNet Acquires Broadcast Rights to Multiple HDTV Television Series from Paramount
Deal Includes Conversion of "Hogan's Heroes" for HDTV Broadcast

NAB2003 To Feature Interactive Living Pavilion
Pavilion Will Showcase the Future of Content Delivery

Optibase Launches New Carrier-Grade TV Streaming Platform
MGW 5100 Enables Telcos to Stream TV over IP

France's Flagship TV Broadcaster Deploys Interactive Television Field Trial in Paris
Live TV and Broadband Internet To Be Offered


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DV Solutions Abound at DV Expo

The 2002 DV Expo West taking place this week in Los Angeles, CA, has afforded me the chance to partake, up close and personal, some cool tools for DV editors. The opening day of the show was an intimate affair with a steady crowd of enthusiasts working the aisles and conferences at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

2002 Holiday Techno-Wish List
Awesome items welcome under any digi-vid editor's tree

It's that time of year again, when we pause to think about peace on earth, good will toward men (and women), and accumulating lots of material things. If you have a digital video editor on your list, or even someone who just likes to play with high-tech toys, we've put together a group of great products that might just make that technophile in your life light up with joy on Christmas morning. Or, if you're the digi-vid cutter in your abode, do what we do -- buy some of this stuff for yourself, making sure to write it all off as a business expense come April 15th.

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Morality in Media Interviews FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps
Copps:Copps cites 'Widespread popular revulsion' with TV programming; indecency standard should be revisited
On the morning following November's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on CBS Television, which aroused the ire of some conservative Americans, Federal Communications Commissioner Michael J. Copps issued a one-page statement calling for a "re-examination of the FCC's indecency standard." To give the commissioner the opportunity to expand on his statement, Morality in Media's Patrick McGrath spoke with Copps on 4 December. Morality in Media is a national, not-for-profit, religious organization established in 1962 to combat obscenity and uphold decency standards in the media.

Maxtor Personal Storage 5000DV
Huge 120GB backup capacity, fast reads and writes

Protecting your work by faithfully backing it up is something that everybody needs to do. But few actually do it. If you could have a system that makes backing up your data an absolutely simple, hands-off, no-brainer routine, would you buy it? What if it also stored 120GB of DV footage, ran at 7200 RPM, and could be hooked up to your Mac or PC in seconds via your choice of 1394 or USB 2.0? If this concept appeals to you, the $299 Maxtor Personal Storage 5000DV external drive is for you.

TrendWatch Fast Fact: Ratio of PCs to Macs is 4 to 1 in Corporate/Industrial Film and Video Companies
Also: Percentage of stations involved in sports production

In this weekly quick feature, TrendWatch founding partner Jim Whittington offers you interesting factoids based on market research from the broadcast and graphics industry. This week, Jim fills you in on how many graphics workstations there are in corporate settings, and tells you a surprising fact about the ratio of Macs to PCs. And, in a bonus Fast Fact, find out the percentage of stations that are involved in sports production.



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