NAB2005 To Feature Working High Definition Station
Thursday March 24, 1:30 pm ET
NAB-HD to be Broadcast in Convention Center and to Participating Hotels
WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2005--The latest in HD news studio technology will be on display in the first-ever NAB-HD station at NAB2005. NAB-HD will feature live news programs and a talk show about the convention and will be transmitted throughout the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) and to participating hotels.
Produced in cooperation with RTNDA, the NAB-HD TV project will demonstrate a fully functional example of what can be achieved at a local broadcast station. The station will offer convention visitors a comprehensive view of all the technical, operational and management elements required to broadcast DTV signals of all formats.
"This exciting new venture at the NAB convention will showcase some of the amazing new technologies changing today's television world," said NAB President & CEO Edward O. Fritts. "Broadcasters are leading the transition to digital and high definition television, and the NAB2005 show floor is the perfect venue to highlight the promise and potential of technological advances coming from equipment manufacturers and America's local broadcasters."
The broadcast will be transmitted in the 720P format as well as be down-converted to NTSC. The station output will include closed captioning and dynamic PSIP data. The signal will be delivered in several ways: as an ATSC signal throughout the LVCC, via fiber to the Mobile Media area of the LVCC where it will be uplinked via satellite. KVVU-HD Las Vegas will retransmit the signal on their HD channel.
In addition, Watchit Convention Networks (WCN) will transmit the signal via their Watchit Private Video Network TM to more than 30,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas.
Topics for the talk show will include: A workshop for news reporters - Improve Your Performance Skills Now; News Gathering in High Definition; HDV - It's Impact on HD News and Program Production; Creating the Right Image for News; Editors Opinions (of the convention); Creating an Open System for Data Exchange; Improving Workflow and Managing Assets; MXF -- Achieving Interoperability in an IT-Based Broadcast Facility; Producing Surround Sound for Live Events; and Delivering the Right Audio.
Nigel Spratling is the project manager for NAB-HD and has lined up numerous exhibitors to provide state-of-the-art equipment to make it a success. Click here for a complete list of NAB-HD partners.
NAB2005 will take place April 16 - 21, 2005 in Las Vegas (exhibits open April 18). It is the world's largest electronic media show covering the development, delivery and management of professional video and audio content across all mediums. Complete NAB2005 details are available at www.nabshow.com.
The National Association of Broadcasters is a full-service trade association that promotes and protects free, over-the-air local radio and television stations' interests in Washington and around the world. NAB is the broadcaster's voice before Congress, federal agencies, and the courts. NAB also serves a growing number of associate and international broadcaster members. Information about NAB can be found at www.nab.org.
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Thursday March 24, 1:30 pm ET
NAB-HD to be Broadcast in Convention Center and to Participating Hotels
WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2005--The latest in HD news studio technology will be on display in the first-ever NAB-HD station at NAB2005. NAB-HD will feature live news programs and a talk show about the convention and will be transmitted throughout the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) and to participating hotels.
Produced in cooperation with RTNDA, the NAB-HD TV project will demonstrate a fully functional example of what can be achieved at a local broadcast station. The station will offer convention visitors a comprehensive view of all the technical, operational and management elements required to broadcast DTV signals of all formats.
"This exciting new venture at the NAB convention will showcase some of the amazing new technologies changing today's television world," said NAB President & CEO Edward O. Fritts. "Broadcasters are leading the transition to digital and high definition television, and the NAB2005 show floor is the perfect venue to highlight the promise and potential of technological advances coming from equipment manufacturers and America's local broadcasters."
The broadcast will be transmitted in the 720P format as well as be down-converted to NTSC. The station output will include closed captioning and dynamic PSIP data. The signal will be delivered in several ways: as an ATSC signal throughout the LVCC, via fiber to the Mobile Media area of the LVCC where it will be uplinked via satellite. KVVU-HD Las Vegas will retransmit the signal on their HD channel.
In addition, Watchit Convention Networks (WCN) will transmit the signal via their Watchit Private Video Network TM to more than 30,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas.
Topics for the talk show will include: A workshop for news reporters - Improve Your Performance Skills Now; News Gathering in High Definition; HDV - It's Impact on HD News and Program Production; Creating the Right Image for News; Editors Opinions (of the convention); Creating an Open System for Data Exchange; Improving Workflow and Managing Assets; MXF -- Achieving Interoperability in an IT-Based Broadcast Facility; Producing Surround Sound for Live Events; and Delivering the Right Audio.
Nigel Spratling is the project manager for NAB-HD and has lined up numerous exhibitors to provide state-of-the-art equipment to make it a success. Click here for a complete list of NAB-HD partners.
NAB2005 will take place April 16 - 21, 2005 in Las Vegas (exhibits open April 18). It is the world's largest electronic media show covering the development, delivery and management of professional video and audio content across all mediums. Complete NAB2005 details are available at www.nabshow.com.
The National Association of Broadcasters is a full-service trade association that promotes and protects free, over-the-air local radio and television stations' interests in Washington and around the world. NAB is the broadcaster's voice before Congress, federal agencies, and the courts. NAB also serves a growing number of associate and international broadcaster members. Information about NAB can be found at www.nab.org.
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