http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-05-16T00:30:49-04:00 http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/cbs_survivor_hd.html 2008-04-14T14:43:00-04:00 2008-04-14T14:43:00-04:00 Carl Marcucci Sony and CBS have joined forces to bring the reality series Survivor to high definition. Sony XDCAM HD Professional Disc system will be used to http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/vci_solutions_orion_business_system.html 2008-04-14T14:42:00-04:00 2008-04-14T14:42:00-04:00 Carl Marcucci VCI Solutions announced that the number of cable networks utilizing their Orion Business System is on the rise.  In Q1 of this year alone the http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/mobile_video_broadcasting_just_around_the_corner.html 2008-04-14T21:31:00-04:00 2008-04-14T21:31:00-04:00 Jack Messmer Mobile video broadcasting by US television stations should begin next February along with the DTV transition, said Ion Media Networks CEO Brandon Burgess as the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) reported on its progress. http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/mstv_centris_bunk.html 2008-04-11T05:54:00-04:00 2008-04-11T05:54:00-04:00 Jack Messmer The Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV) isn’t buying the claim from Centris that 9.2 million households are going to have reception problems with DTV http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/6864.html 2008-04-10T16:13:00-04:00 2008-04-10T16:13:00-04:00 Jack Messmer Ratings were so bad for the debut of “Secret Talents of the Stars” that it looks like those talents will remain hidden. CBS has pulled http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/can_tivo_predict_american_idol.html 2008-04-10T16:07:00-04:00 2008-04-10T16:07:00-04:00 Jack Messmer TiVo has been tracking minute-by-minute time-shifted viewership of “American Idol” and found that viewers rewind to watch their favorites again, but fast-forward through performances by http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/6849.html 2008-04-10T15:37:00-04:00 2008-04-10T15:37:00-04:00 Dave Seyler Research firm Centris says that 9.2M of 17M households receiving television broadcasts exclusively over the air are in reception-challenged areas. They define this as "...consumers http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/coverage_gaps_dtv.html 2008-04-10T06:09:00-04:00 2008-04-10T06:09:00-04:00 Jack Messmer About half of the over-the-air only TV households in the US could experience DTV reception problems. It’s not a question of just having a digital TV or converter box, but rather the lack of a signal to be able to watch “free TV” after February 17, 2009. http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/will_couric_stay_or_will_she_go.html 2008-04-11T01:11:00-04:00 2008-04-11T01:11:00-04:00 Jack Messmer It is no secret that Katie Couric is not getting to do the newscast she signed on for, so she is not happy trying to be Walter Cronkite in a skirt. http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/6825.html 2008-04-09T05:44:00-04:00 2008-04-09T05:44:00-04:00 Dave Seyler Presumably they will not wear zebra suits, but the Carolina Panthers think that a whole new layer of refereeing is needed -- not for its football games, but for the league's dealings with the nations giant cable MSOs.