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Broadcast Engineering: Boxx Technologies Unveils HDBOXX At NAB 2001

Broadcast Engineering: Avid & Envivio Team Up to Support MPEG-4 Broadcasting

WBE Online: ProTeleVision Joins UBS Group to Focus on Digital Video

WBE Online: Studio Berlin Mobil Orders Philips' Trinix

BE Radio: Steelman Tapped for Broadcast Electronics West Coast

BE Radio: Harris To Acquire Hirschmann Multimedia Networks

DTV Professional: Omneon Servers Run Applications Throughout NAB Show Floor

DTV Professional: Digimation to Showcase Range of 3ds max plug-ins at NAB

FCC Update: Rewrite the EEO rules
By Harry Martin
In a unanimous decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the EEO rules that became effective in April 2000. While the Commission could appeal the Court’s decision, that is unlikely given Chairman William Kennard’s departure and his replacement by Republican Chairman Michael Powell. However, it is expected that the public interest groups that participated in the court case will appeal, even if the Commission does not do so. This could delay final dismantling of the EEO rules, which technically remain in effect until the Court’s decision is final. Nevertheless, on January 31, the FCC announced the suspension of all EEO reporting and filing requirements until further notice. more

MPEG monitoring: Analyzing transport streams
By Dennis Kucera
ISO/IEC 13818-1 specifies the system layer coding for combining video and audio information coded in accordance with ISO/IEC 13818-2 and 13818-3, respectively. It provides mechanisms for synchronizing multiple compressed streams, interleaving multiple streams into a single stream, and managing timing and buffering. more

Bitcentral solutions for satellite broadcasting
By Ken Piquelle
End-users, suppliers, service providers, integrators and enterprise businesses in the digital broadcasting and satellite communications industries operate in a highly fragmented market with nearly 1500 equipment manufacturers and distributors worldwide. Companies typically require multiple discrete components manufactured by different equipment suppliers, making it difficult -- and expensive -- for procurement departments to access information regarding product specifications, pricing and availability. more

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