Monthly Archives: February 2008
Russian TV Times taps Intelsat
Written on February 26, 2008 at 9:36 am, by SVG Staff
Russian TV Times has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement on the Intelsat system, expanding its program offering into Europe. Through its contract on the Intelsat 12 satellite located at 45 […] More
Media Link tapped by Swisscom for European Football Championships
Written on February 26, 2008 at 9:34 am, by SVG Staff
By Ken Kerschbaumer Swisscom has selected the Media Links MD6000 high performance video transport system in order to satisfy the video requirements of its contract with UEFA for the 2008 […] More
Apple MacBook Pro gets upgrade via Intel Core 2 Duo processors, NVIDIA processors with 512 MB of video memory
Written on February 26, 2008 at 9:27 am, by SVG Staff
The announcement in January of Apple’s Macbook Air stole the consumer headlines but for hardcore broadcast professionals who need high-end graphics and video capabilities the hope was there was something […] More
Intelsat Announces Two Senior Level Appointments
Written on February 25, 2008 at 4:58 pm, by SVG Staff
Intelsat, Ltd., a provider of fixed satellite services, announced two new senior level appointments. Intelsat Chief Executive Officer Dave McGlade has appointed Kurt Riegelman to the position of Senior Vice […] More
TV2GO uses FOR-A’s frame rate converter for Super Bowl XLII
Written on February 25, 2008 at 3:20 pm, by SVG Staff
TV2GO Inc., an international satellite transmission and video production company, recently uplinked Super Bowl XLII to broadcasters in Europe and Asia in HD using FOR-A’s frame rate converter, the FRC-7000. […] More
RF Central’s new camera-mounted transmitters offer HD upgradeability
Written on February 25, 2008 at 3:14 pm, by SVG Staff
RF Central, a digital microwave technology provider, is unveiling its RFX-CMT-II camera-mounted transmitters in both 2 GHz and 5.8 GHz at Booth C6622 at NAB 2008. While the 2 GHz […] More
Snell & Wilcox Expands IQ Modular Range
Written on February 25, 2008 at 1:55 pm, by SVG Staff
Snell & Wilcox is introducing a variety of new products with a wide array of functions for its industry-leading IQ Modular intelligent infrastructure system. These include an SD/HD down stream […] More
Snell & Wilcox Upgrades Conversion Products
Written on February 25, 2008 at 1:50 pm, by SVG Staff
At the 2008 NAB Show, Snell & Wilcox will introduce significant enhancements to its flagship standards conversion and upconversion products, and will also introduce a new range of low cost […] More
Hitachi upgrades SK-HD1000 camera
Written on February 25, 2008 at 11:51 am, by SVG Staff
HITACHI has upgraded the performance of its SK-HD1000 camera, the company’s HDTV studio and field production camera to an outstanding 60dB HDTV Signal to Noise Ratio at F10.0 and a […] More
Tampa Rays to have 57 games available in HD for 2008 season
Written on February 25, 2008 at 10:46 am, by SVG Staff
A total of 144 regular season Tampa Bay Rays games will be televised regionally in 2008. The Rays TV Network and ION Television will televise 67 games, including 20 home […] More