Kurt
Heitmann and the good people at CP Communications have established a
memorial trust fund in honor of ESPN and sports industry audio
legend Ron Scalise that will be used for the college education of his
three children: Rosario, 16, RJ, 11, and his daughter Brenna, 10. At
the request of the family this will be the only fund established to
limit confusion. For more information on donating to the fund please
click on this story.
All donations should be made out to the fund and should be sent to:
Kurt G. Heitmann
CP Communications, Inc.
200 Clearbrook Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
Third Annual Sports & Technology Research Study
The Sports Video Group and the Consumer Electronics Association has released the
third-annual “Sports & Technology Research Survey, highlighting the power
that sports content has as both a driver of HD set sales as well as other new
technologies. The survey includes our exclusive 2008 Super Bowl Briefing as
well as new data about consumer online sports viewing behavior.
Hearst-Argyle-owned WXII 12 in
Winston-Salem,
N.C.,
has deployed Utah Scientific's UTAH-400 routing switcher and the company's SC-4
Control System, along with associated control panels and soft panels, to enable
the move from analog to digital operation and to take a step toward an eventual
upgrade to HD. In addition, WXII 12 has deployed Utah Scientific's HD-2020
master control switcher.
"I look at the station router as the power train in a
race car," said John Norvell, director of engineering, WXII 12. "It
may not cause anybody to 'ooh' or 'ah', but it's crucial if you plan on
finishing the race. Having been a Utah Scientific customer for many years, we
at WXII 12 know their gear just runs and runs. We've got total confidence in
the router – and that gives us confidence about staying in the race."
An NBC affiliate and one of the oldest television stations
in North Carolina, WXII 12 selected the UTAH-400 router, a 288 frame (loaded
144 x 196 HD), to replace a Utah Scientific analog router that was still going
strong after years of 24/7 operation. The new digital router is a key component
of the station's more streamlined workflow, whereby SDI video signals with
embedded audio from satellite feeds are routed to an Avid ISIS media server
for ingest. The router connections afford edit bays using the Avid NewsCutter
NLE easy access to all sources directly. WXII 12 editors and producers also
appreciate the
Utah
soft panels because they provide flexible, GUI-based router control directly
from the workstation.
"We've enjoyed a solid relationship with Hearst-Argyle
over the years; in fact, I actually sold John some of WXII 12's original
routing equipment many years ago when I was a regional sales rep," said
Tom Harmon, president and CEO of Utah Scientific. "Our long-lasting
support is why many stations in the group are turning to us as they move from
analog to digital. They know they can rely on Utah Scientific."
