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Fri, 6 Apr 2007: Video Testing for STB Manufacturers
This paper explores the challenges Video Equipment Manufacturers face when assessing video quality. Assessing video quality ultimately depends on the customer's reaction on their new display (PC, POD,


Thu, 5 Apr 2007: Video Testing for Encoder Manufacturers
This paper explores the challenges Video Encoder (MPEG, JPEG, WAVLET Compression) Equipment Manufacturers face when assessing video quality. Assessing video quality ultimately depends on the customer'

Thu, 5 Apr 2007: Satellite Radio the Next Wave
Satellite is often considered one of the biggest improvements in broadcasting since the introduction of the FM band. Satellite radio is also called subscription radio or pay-radio because it is only a

Thu, 8 Mar 2007: How Satellite TV Dethroned The Cable TV
Gone are the days when cable TV was a simple matter of turning the idiot box on and settling down to a baseball or basketball broadcast. With the advent of technology, Satellite TV has come and occupi

Fri, 2 Mar 2007: Virgin Media Customers Set to Lose Sky Channels
Virgin Media customers look set to lose a number of Sky channels after talks broke down between the two companies. Virgin Media look set to drop the Sky Basics package, which includes such channels as

Fri, 2 Mar 2007: Virgin Media and Sky Row Drags On
The dispute between Virgin Media and Sky over the rights to a number of non-premium Sky channels has dragged on over the weekend and now enters a crucial stage with the channels set to go off air for

Tue, 6 Feb 2007: Rural & Outback Satellite TV in Australia
Broadcasting FTA (Free To Air) satellite services throughout Australia, Optus Aurora has been a god send to people in rural and outback areas as well as the caravan and motorhome community. The purch

Fri, 5 Jan 2007: Digital Filmmaking is the Future
"Four years ago, if you had a video and you wanted people to see it, you had to invite them all over to your house for a beer. With the web, it's possible to produce a movie with almost no budget and

Tue, 12 Dec 2006: Video Testing made Easy for Broadcasters
This paper explores the challenges Broadcasters face when assessing video quality. Many factors affect the video before it gets to the TV: compression, image processing, scaling, decoding, transmissio

Tue, 12 Dec 2006: Repeatable Video Testing Tools for Equipment Manufacturers
This paper explores the challenges Video Equipment Manufacturers face when assessing video quality. Assessing video quality ultimately depends on the customer's reaction on their new display (PC, POD,

Thu, 7 Dec 2006: Building Your Own Digital Video Recorder
DVR is a great idea. It let's you record TV shows like a VCR, but instead of VHS tapes, it stores video onto a hard drive. These units run about $300. You get something like 30 hours of recording and

Wed, 6 Dec 2006: Satellite Broadcasting Is Out Of This World
Dish Network is the satellite television broadcasting product owned by the company EchoStar Communications Corporation. Founded in 1980, by Mr. Charlie Ergen along with his wife Cantey and friend DeFr


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