When Weather Turns Deadly

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Top Stories - 07.02.13 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "A gentleman is a man who can play the accordion but doesn't." ~ Unknown On this Day: In 1955, "The Lawrence Welk Show" premiered on ABC. When Weather Turns Deadly On May 31, 2013, Weather Channel meteorologist Mike Bettes and two teammates miraculously survived after their "Tornado Hunt 2013" vehicle was thrown 200 yards in an EF5 tornado in El Reno, Okla. The Weather Channel crew was lucky: The same tornado killed professional weather researchers Tim Samaras, his son Paul Samaras, and Carl Young. Samaras' in-close tornado footage had been extensively used on the Discovery Channel series "Storm Chasers." Tribune Takes 19 Local TV Stations for $2.7 Billion Tribune's broadcast portfolio will include 14 CW affiliates, 14 Fox affiliates, five CBS affiliates, three ABC affiliates, two NBC affiliates and four independents. Tribune will own 14 stations in the country's top 20 markets. The deal adds stations in Denver, Cleveland, St. Louis, Kansas City, Salt Lake City and Milwaukee. TNT Makes the Most of Its Short NASCAR Season TNT is allocated just six spring Sundays per season to present its NASCAR coverage, much fewer than ESPN or Fox. But the network is compensating for that lack of air time with a new feature that's intended to give viewers a keener picture of what the life of a race care driver is really like. News & Technology HoW: Calvary Chapel Connects Congregations With Ikegami PRODUCTION: WCVB and KLTV Go Live With Precis 4 NAB: Produces Congressional PSA Campaign IN THE MAIL: Shure Shipping Microflex Wireless Microphone Systems COMMS: RT Builds New Complex on Riedel Gear NewBay Offers Back Issues for .99 cents in July Don't miss this opportunity to pick up some of the back issues you may have missed. All back issue iPad downloads are just .99 each during the month of July. More Info » Industry Roundup How Are Consumers Dyle-ing In (Connect 2 Media & Entertainment) Think Beyond Pink: Marketing to Women (TWICE) Smile, Sony's Rumored New Android Phone Captures 4K video for Ultra HDTVs (GigaOm) Intel cools on TV? (Advanced Television) The Trajectory of Television—How the Internet Dust-Up Will Settle (Ars Technica) TV Technology White Papers "Efficiency is the Key Factor When Choosing a High-Power Broadcast Transmitter," from Rohde and Schwarz discusses the pros and cons of energy-conserving transmitter technologies. "Calm Before the Storm," from Linear Acoustic offers a comprehensive, beginning-to-end approach to measuring and controlling loudness. "Transmission System Total Cost of Ownership," from Harris provides an overview on reducing overall transmission facility costs of ownership. Multiple factors must be considered. "Optimizing Hardware Systems for Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, After Effects CS6, SpeedGrade CS6, and Photoshop Extended CS6," from Adobe discuses how users of Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, After Effects CS6, SpeedGrade CS6 and Photoshop Extended CS6 software can analyze their needs based on the type of work they do.   ©2013 NewBay Media, LLC

Manage Your Email Preferences/Unsubscribe Change Your Email Address To report abuse, click here. You have received this message because you previously gave your email address to NewBay Media LLC. © 2013 NewBay Media LLC, 28 East 28th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10016 | 212.378.0400