I couldn’t help but think of an experience I had at Television Broadcast magazine in the mid-1980s while writing today’s feature article on the preparations local stations are making to cover the total solar eclipse Aug. 21. At the time, I worked for Ron Merrill, an owner of TVB publisher Globecom Publishing and editorial director […]
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Cordillera To Put IP News Uplinks To The Test
Cordillera Communications will begin evaluating the performance of small, highly portable IP satellite uplinks next year to determine whether the technology can augment, or perhaps ultimately replace, more traditional approaches to ENG contribution. The broadcast group, which is owned by Evening Post Industries and operates 13 TV stations in seven states, including seven in Montana, plans […]
Frontline, TVU Networks Partner on IP News Trucks
Frontline Communications and TVU Networks will unveil a new IP newsgathering vehicle that combines cellular, microwave and satellite technologies for contribution Aug. 7 at the Texas Association of Broadcasters in Austin, Texas. The technology package, called the Frontline IPVS, or IP Video Solution, has at its heart the TVU MLink rack-mountable IP uplink transmitter. The […]