17 days of primetime Olympic coverage. For the first time, the winter Olympic games will broadcast all in HD.
The high expectations of the upscale population in the resort towns of Palm Desert and Palm Springs, Calif., extend to its preferences for timely, sophisticated news coverage. At Gulf-California Broadcast Company, this presents a few challenges.
Producer/director J.J. Abrams has gone back to the future of the Star Trek franchise with a fresh new take on the classic sci-fi adventure. While using the familiar elements that Trekkies have come to expect, this Star Trek film adds a surprisingly emotional storyline.
The advent of HD has been like a ticking time clock. For the venerable 60 Minutes – the longest running primetime show in television history – it also marked a major milestone. For the 2008-2009 season, the show became the first news magazine to broadcast in HD.
Every horse and dog racing fan who heads out to the track or to the nearest off-track betting location is always on the hunt for a sure bet, yet the odds-on favorite for ensuring their success may be a surprising choice. It is the Avid Deko on-air graphics system, which plays a pivotal role at racetracks across the country, helping bettors keep pace with all the wagering and racing data.
When it comes to dealing with crisis situations few organizations are better prepared than television station newsrooms. Not only are they equipped to rapidly deploy resources to cover news stories, but they produce and deliver news content daily under relentless time constraints, often with deadlines met only seconds before going to air.
For most Americans the word “rodeo” evokes thoughts of the old Wild West, untamed and filled with adventure. However, rodeo is still a thriving industry today, filling arenas and smaller stadiums across the Central and Western U.S. with tourists eager to experience the cowboy culture - and cowboys eager to keep the nostalgia alive.
Some television screens are just bigger than others. Consider the gigantic HD stadium screen at Phoenix-based Chase Field, home to major league baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks. The 136 x 46-foot board, which hovers above center field, has become a huge hit with fans.
When the VERSUS network became the exclusive cable television home of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 2005, it sparked the beginning of an era to re-brand the 24/7 sports network - and to design and build all new HD facilities
