Broadcast Industry News:

Broadcast Engineering: Panasonic to Sponsor Launch of First Regularly-Scheduled HDTV News Broadcasts

Broadcast Engineering: PVI to Launch EyeVision Technology - New 3D Instant Replay Technology to be Featured in Super Bowl XXXV

WBE Online: 55 Percent of All Web Use Non-U.S.

WBE Online: Vicon 8 Sets the Style for Virtual Characters

BE Radio: Engineer-Friendly Documentation Task Force Created

BE Radio: Akoo and RealNetworks Seal Deal

DTV Buyer: Nortel Networks Presents NHL All-Star Weekend

DTV Buyer: Model Telecom Licensing Agreement to be Unveiled At Broadband Building & Commerce Conference

IBC News: Tower Interest Selects TCI to Provide DTV and FM Antennas

IBC News: Emerald Solutions and TI Announce CompleteTV

Purchasing plans & budgets: Going for bread-and-butter products
By Gerald M. Walker
What are broadcasters around the globe planning to purchase in the coming year? WBE readers report that in the year ahead , they will put their budgets into the basics. VTRs, camera support, hardware, audio consoles, and microphones lead the list. more

What the set makers have to say: An interview with Gary Shapiro
by Larry Bloomfield
Questions relative to the transition to digital continue to keep many a chief engineer and director of engineering burning the midnight oil. Congress looks to the ultimate auction of our precious spectrum like a greedy heir at an estate sale. more

Sea Launch -- The Moving Launch Pad
By Craig Caston
Until a few months ago, I had never heard of Sea Launch, but became interested in the concept when I posted a news item about the Thuraya-1 operation last November. more

World Broadcast Engineering's Industry Forum, Part 1: Vendors view the challenges
By Gerald M. Walker
To hear the vendors tell it, your challenges are their challenges. Your worries are their worries. Nevertheless, why do so many executives for suppliers also say they would not like to be in your position today? more

Managing Technology: Staffing your station
By Barry Thomas
Broadcast engineers are becoming more difficult to find. The demands and requirements for the modern radio engineer are more stringent, and the discipline itself is broader than ever before. more

U.S. High Court Rules Against FCC Affirmative Action Order
By Charlie White
A U.S. Court of Appeals this week struck down affirmative action rules set up by the FCC that were intended to increase hiring of minorities and women at television and radio stations in the United States. more

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