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Broadcast Engineering
Twenty-nine percent say DTV transition means all TV programming will be in HD
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 12, 2008 - 8:35amLast updated: November 12, 2008 - 8:35am
Twenty-nine percent of respondents to a new survey from Frank N. Magid Associates believe all TV programming will be presented in HD after the digital transition takes place in February 2009.
TV newsrooms lose 360 positions
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 8, 2008 - 7:39pmLast updated: October 8, 2008 - 7:40pm
TV newsrooms across the country have experienced a net loss of 360 positions this year, according to Bob Papper, professor of journalism at Hofstra University. Prof Papper points out that there is a general misperception in the TV industry that the newsroom losses are larger than they actually are.
Senate OKs DTV Border Fix Act
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 8, 2008 - 7:14amLast updated: August 8, 2008 - 7:15am
The Senate last week passed the Digital Television Border Fix Act of 2007 (S.2507) that would set up a way for television broadcasters along the U.S.-Mexican border to continue broadcasting in analog and digital after the Feb 17, 2009 DTV transition.
As analog shutdown nears, antenna reality emerges
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 10, 2008 - 7:30amAs government officials campaign to offer the facts about DTV reception, millions of over-the-air viewers are going to be faced next February with a harsh reality: install a sophisticated new outdoor antenna or subscribe to a pay-TV service.
