Ross Video Acquires MCP, Forms Mobile Sports Production Company

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Top Stories - 10.09.13 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson On this Day: In 1968, PBS member station WKMU-TV in Murray, Ky., began broadcasting. Ross Video Acquires MCP, Forms Mobile Sports Production Company Ross Video has acquired Mobile Content Providers, a mobile sports production packager based in Plantation, Fla., for an undisclosed sum. Ross plans to transform MCP into a national mobile production company—Ross MCP. David Ross, CEO of Ross Video, said his company got behind MCP because of a gap in the market for mid-market sports and live event production. ParkerVision Suit Against Qualcomm Goes to Court The company's lawsuit and related court documents allege that Qualcomm has infringed on ParkerVision's technology related to radio-frequency receivers and the down-conversion of electromagnetic signals. Research Says OTT Dominates Among 18-34s Seventy-five percent of adults 18-34 use connected TVs to watch over-the-top video, according to a new study by The NPD Group. New York City Television Week Kicks Off Oct. 28 The event kicks off on Monday, Oct. 28, at the Waldorf Astoria, where the Annual Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame will be celebrated that evening. On Tuesday, Oct. 29, the action moves to the Metropolitan Pavilion. News & Technology TRAPPER KEEPER: Sony Introduces Portable Storage Drives WORKFLOW: SGL and Glookast Partner to Create Online, Nearline and Archive Management EDU: Recording ArtsSchool Adds TV Production to Curriculum With JVC SPORTS: Learfield Sports Names LiveU 'Preferred Solutions Provider' REVIEW: K5600's Joker 1600 Zoom Beamer Industry Roundup All Access: Fun. 'Most Nights' Tour (Connect 2 Media & Entertainment) Facebook's Rose: 2nd Screen Pushing People Towards TV (Advanced Television) Twitter Files to Raise $1B, Company is Not Profitable, Will Trade Under TWTR (GigaOm) Real-Time Media Consumption Visualized (Bitly) European Cloud Users Could Shun U.S. Cloud Services Altogether (ReadWrite) 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.   ©2013 NewBay Media, LLC

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