Behind the Scenes at NBC Peacock Productions

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Top Stories - 08.08.13 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "Crime does not pay… as well as politics." ~ Alfred E. Newman On this Day: In 1956, Alabama PBS affiliate WDIQ-TV began broadcasting from Dozier. Behind the Scenes at NBC Peacock Productions Attentive viewers of the recent Nik Wallenda-Grand Canyon highwire walk may have noticed something odd. The highly touted Discovery Channel media special, which attracted 13 million cable viewers and millions more via the Internet worldwide, was not produced by Discovery; it was instead produced by NBC. New FCC Rules Loom for Closed Captioning A recent series of FCC amendments and clarifications regarding online closed captioning of broadcast content runs nearly half the length of the original 102-page FCC regulation. NewBay Issues Call for Entries for Inaugural Product Innovation Awards To be considered, the hardware, software or other products must be either new or have been upgraded since Jan.1, 2012. The nomination deadline is Aug. 31. News & Technology INT'L: EbonyLife TV Goes Live With PlayBox Technology IBC 2013: Quantel Spotlighting Range of Broadcast/Post Solutions IBC 2013: Jampro Antenna to Bring New Models to Amsterdam IBC 2013: Mirands to Demo Kaleido MX and New Multiviewer IBC 2013: Adtec Digital, Work Microwave, to Showcase Video ACM Encoding Industry Roundup Broadcast Dramas Don't Get the Kind of Love From Emmy Voters Cable Dramas Get, CBS Boss Says (Daily News) Motorola Hit With MPEG Patent Claim (Advanced Television) TV Writers: Phase Out Indecency Regs in Prime Time (B&C) FCC: We're Still on Track for 2014 (Multichannel News) Brits 'Uninterested' in 4G (Advanced Television) TV Technology White Papers NEW: "Beyond CALM," from Linear Acoustic offers a comprehensive, beginning-to-end approach to measuring and controlling loudness. "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. "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

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