CALM Update Comment Deadlines Set

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Today's Top Stories - 12.02.13 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "We are drawn to our television sets each April the way we are drawn to the scene of an accident." ~ Vincent Canby On this Day: In 1942, a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated by Dr. Enrico Fermi and his staff at the University of Chicago. CALM Update Comment Deadlines Set Changes are at hand for regulating TV audio loudness levels, and the government is seeking commiseration on timing. The FCC's proposal to update the rules has been published in the Federal Register, which triggered the comment period. TVs Are No. 4 On Electronics Shopping Lists, CEA Says Among those planning to purchase electronics, most—30 percent—expect to buy a tablet computer, followed closely by laptop computers (29 percent), video game consoles (29 percent) and televisions (22 percent). News & Technology OPS: ScheduALL Encompass Deployment Virtually Centralizes Bookings BUSINESS: Nielsen To Acquire Harris Interactive HILL: Upton, Walden Welcome Spectrum Deal PRODUCTION: TNDV Shoots Two UP Network Specials in Nashville INT'L: Da Ai TV Selects Digital Rapids for Streaming Industry Roundup 'Doctor Who' 50th Anniversary Sets BBC America Ratings Record (Connect 2 Media & Entertainment) U-Verse dropping Xbox 360 receiver support after Dec. 31 (engadget) Intel Wants $500 Million For OTT TV Platform (Multichannel News) Nielsen To Acquire Harris Interactive (Advanced Television) Time to Switch Onto Another TV Problem (South China Morning Post) TV Technology White Papers "Hybrid Software as a Service," from Signiant discusses how businesses of all sizes are capitalizing on new modes of computing and software delivery—including software as a service and hybrid SaaS—that let them achieve a new level of results with less technology investment. "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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