News tagged with broadcasters

Palomar Observatory is last stop on 24-hour webcast linking telescopes around the globe and in space

Around the World in 80 Telescopes, part of the International Year of Astronomy's 100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Project of global outreach activities, will begin on April 3. Observatories in 15 countries ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Crystal Cathedral: OMG! Poser tweets as Schuller

(AP) -- Televangelist Robert H. Schuller has reached millions worldwide with his weekly "Hour of Power" TV broadcasts, but when it comes to the Internet, he had a high-tech headache: an online impostor.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Another 158 TV stations to kill analog early

(AP) -- Regulators have cleared 158 TV stations around the country to shut down their analog broadcast signals before June 12, when the remaining full-power stations will end theirs.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Celebrate the centennial of historic radio broadcasts

Charles Herrold isn't going to be forgotten this year. What do you mean, "Who's Charles Herrold?" This is just the sort of thing San Jose, Calif., boosters and radio fans - two in particular - have been fighting against ...

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Digital TV is worth converter hassle

Converter boxes. Coupon shortages. Congressional squabbling. Mass confusion. Such hassles raise a fundamental question about the digital TV transition: What will consumers get in return? Quite a lot, actually.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Technology gets a boost in Tampa

NBC will have the field completely covered for the Super Bowl so viewers can get just about every angle on every play. The broadcast will use 36 cameras, up from the 22-23 used for a regular Sunday night game. This includes ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are you ready for digital TV?

(PhysOrg.com) -- If everything goes as planned, on Feb. 17 the long-awaited switch from analog to digital broadcasting will take place and millions of analog television sets across the nation will go black. Temple University ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Toshiba, SGI Japan Develops the World's First Full HD File-Base Program Broadcasting Systems

Toshiba Corporation and SGI Japan, Ltd. today announced that they have developed full HD file-based TV program broadcasting systems and core broadcasting systems, including master control equipment. A terrestrial ...

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0