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AT&T Introduces U-verse in Racine 
A new world of communications and entertainment is now available to residents in the Racine area.

Thomson Shakes Up Grass Valley 
(Broadcasting & Cable) _ French conglomerate Thomson has overhauled the management of its Nevada City, Calif.-based Grass Valley broadcast equipment unit, replacing previous chief Marc Valentin and realigning the structure of the business.

Police to receive new equipment 
Tasers and in-car digital video recorders top the list. CLAWSON — The city’s police department has gained approval to purchase eight Taser devices and six in-car digital video recorders.

RRSat Selects Scopus Platforms for Video Over IP Projects 
Scopus Video Networks Ltd. , a provider of digital video networking products, announced today that RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. has selected Scopus IP-based solutions for new Video-over-IP projects.

VirtualLogix and Texas Instruments Drive Digital Video Innovation With Development Platform for DaVinci(TM) Technology 
SUNNYVALE, Calif. & HOUSTON, Texas—-VirtualLogix, Inc.: Texas Instruments ships VirtualLogix software in its new TMS320DM6437 Digital Video Development Platform for DaVinci technology New development platform includes VirtualLogix Linux at no cost and royalty free to enable customers using the TI DSP to develop and ship products using Linux Real-Time Virtualization software from VirtualLogix …

DaVinci platform speeds digital video product development 
Houston, Tex. In an effort to advance digital video product development, Texas Instruments Inc. is offering a digital video development platform (DVDP) for its DaVinci digital media processors, the DM643x series.

REVIEW | Louder Than Bombs: Phillip Groning’s “Into Great Silence” 
Much of the discussion surrounding ” Into Great Silence ,” detailing the daily rituals of the monks inhabiting the Grand Chartreuse monastery in the French Alps, is sure to focus on how Phillip Groning ’s nearly three-hour documentary provides a window into a rarely seen spiritual world.

U.S. Stocks Fall Most Since June; Alcoa Retreats on China Drop 
Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks dropped the most since June as a plunge in Chinese shares sparked a global selloff and raised concern that investors will dump equities after a four- year bull market.

Dingell Questions FCC Ability To Oversee DTV Transition 
(Broadcasting & Cable) _ All the people in the media industry are incapable of guessing how information will ultimately move in the new digital age, House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) told a group of broadcasters Tuesday, but it will be fast and it will have enormous consequences for all media, he suggested.

DM643x chip family and DM6437 DSP 
The TMS320DM643x processors are DSP-only members of TI’s Davinci chip family, which also includes RISC/DSP models. The DM6437 chip and associated DM6437 Digital Video Development Platform appear to be the first shipping products from the family.

Authentic Britney hair on sale for $1 million 
Britney Spears’ lopped-off locks can be yours for $1 million on eBay direct from the salon owner whose clippers the shorn star used…

SoCal Company Launches Web Video Syndication Service, Virtual DVR 
San Diego-based Veoh Networks Incorporated is launching a new Web video service.

Joost to Deliver Viacom Content 
NEW YORK Just weeks after a much-publicized standoff with YouTube, Viacom has entered into a partnership with upstart Web video company Joost to deliver content from MTV, VH1, BET and Paramount Pictures, among others, via Joost’s online TV platform.

TJ MAXX IMPORTANT CUSTOMER ALERT 
A nationwide retail store is saying hackers stole information, including the credit and debit card numbers of millions of customers, many of them from eastern Idaho.

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US firm launches Web video syndication service 
Veoh Networks is launching a Web video syndication service that uses peer-to-peer technology to distribute DVD-quality video and publish it on the Web’s most popular sites, including MySpace and YouTube.

Coastal Carolina wins BracketBusters game 
Chanticleers top Canisius 83-66 *watch web video*

Veoh aims to become online television service 
Veoh Net works Inc. is launching a Web video syndication service Tues day that uses peer-to-peer technol ogy to distribute DVD-quality vid eo and publish it on the Web’s most popular sites, including My Space and YouTube.

Letters to the Editor Articles 
To the editor: I read with great interest the article, “Video Prompts Accusation of Bias” in the Feb. 3 issue of the Wheel.

VitalStream Carries Salesgenie.com Super Bowl Commercial Linking Television to the Web 
COSTA MESA, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE — VitalStream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSTH), a leader in rich media online content delivery and monetization, successfully hosted and streamed an online commercial for infoUSA’s Salesgenie.com, which aired on television during Super Bowl XLI.

Smilebox Revolutionizes Personal Video Sharing 
Smilebox Inc., the innovator of multimedia expressions technology, today announced Smilebox Video Clips(TM), a new service feature making it easy to import, personalize and share personal videos in a matter of seconds. This breakthrough technology is the easiest way to share personal videos with friends and family.

Serendipity Lets Students Experience the Arts 
SPRINGDALE — Scientists know a “t tauri” is a star at the dawn of its birth.

Paying Too Much for Cable? Switch Over to Satellite for Significant Savings 
(ARA) - The next time you get a bill from your cable provider, ask yourself, “What am I paying for?” You may be getting 120 channels, but if you only watch a handful of them on a regular basis, the service is a waste of money.

Syndicated Mags Soar With Anna Nicole Smith Coverage 
(Broadcasting & Cable) _ Coverage of the death of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith in the week ending Feb. 11 sent ratings for syndicated magazine shows through the roof.

Motion Picture Association of America EVP and CTO Joins Teletrax Board 
C. Bradley Hunt, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Motion Picture Association of America, has joined the board of Teletrax, the global broadcast intelligence company announced today.

Tech Bytes: Analysis of DVR use reveals some surprises 
Some interesting information came out of the Nielsen Company’s new report on the way people use digital video recorders (DVRs) and personal video devices.

Scopus Video Networks: A Leader Waiting in the Wings? 
Shlomo Greenberg submits: Scopus Video Networks Ltd. has tremendous potential and massive markets for its products. It engages in the development, marketing, and support of digital video networking products.

Review: ‘Iraq in Fragments’ 
What do the Iraqis really want? The question itself, one that we ask ourselves as we watch the war in Iraq, presupposes that there really is a group called “the Iraqis” with a unified and easily understandable set of priorities.

RealNetworks launches website for movie news
Los Angeles Times - Film.com’s reporters will cover the festival, which started Thursday in Park City, Utah, and will post video and commentary as well as information about the movies and celebrities at the event, RealNetworks said. The website was created in 1994 by

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Market Wire - Users Can Share and Post Video, Music and Photo Content Legally on Any Website, Blog or Social Site Using the “MyTVBox” Embeddable Media Player for Easy Customized Self Broadcasting ATLANTA, GA — (MARKET WIRE) — 09/12/2006 — DAVE.TV, the Social

Cell phones sneak into media
University Daily Kansan - He said users of the phone could post video directly online. This cuts out the middle man, Lafferty said. Wally Meyer, director of entrepreneurship programs at the School of Business, said the project provides Nokia with a unique opportunity for

Politicians Go Viral: Clinton, Obama Usher In Age Of YouTube Campaigns
MTV - Judging from the trio of Democratic candidates who recently used their Web sites to post video messages announcing their presidential exploratory committees New York Senator Hillary Clinton, Chicago Senator Barack Obama and New Mexico Governor

Tax goes up, tax goes down
Spokane Spokesman-Review - Speaking of West, why didn’t we post video of the entire press conference on our site? In short, we don’t have the technology to stream such a large video file (yet), and the end product would have taken users forever to download. Videographer

Insurgents Post Video Of Downed Chopper
KEYE Austin - (AP) CAIRO, Egypt An insurgent group that has claimed responsibility for the downing this week of a U.S. helicopter in Baghdad that killed five Americans posted a video on an Islamic Web site showing the wreckage and two bodies. The 1-minute, 14

No Longer Strapped for Cash, Plum TV Plans to Widen Its Technology
Vineyard Gazette - Plum ’s new Web site could also include user-generated content - viewers could post their own recipes next to the cooking shows, seasonal visitors could post their family photo albums from the summer and year-rounders could post video diaries of

Intelligence helps Gillis win
GolfWeek - Gillis even learned how to post video of his swing on the Internet so his coach, Sean Richardson, could see Gillis’ action on a regular basis even though the two are seven hours apart. Gillis shot a course-record 60 at Trysting Tree Golf Club, the

Nine arrested over ‘Iraq-style’ kidnap plot in Britain
Citizen.co.za - In what officials called a “very, very major operation,” the alleged plotters were said to be planning to post video of the execution on the Internet, as has happened to western hostages in Iraq. The alleged victim had already been identified by the

Muslim fury over arrests
Gulf Daily News - In what officials called a “very, very major operation,” the alleged plotters were said to be planning to post video of the execution on the Internet, as has happened to Western hostages in Iraq. The alleged victim had already been identified by the

Broadcom announces new mobile tv reference design platform
MobileTechNews - The VideoCore processor also features MPEG-4 VGA or H.264 CIF video encoding/decoding at 30 frames per second and TV output. Providing one of the most power-efficient, high performance multimedia processors in the industry, the BCM2724 enables a rich

iConf SDK (ActiveX) 1
Builder UK - Create video conferencing applications in a snap, or add video/audio/text conferencing features to the application that you are developing, with this easy to use SDK. The iConf SDK is the first to use our proprietary low bitrate Video Encoding Engine

Video over IP primer: Video compression
Network World Fusion - Video encoding and session control is more complex than techniques used for voice because it must allow for a wider allowance of bandwidth, it must include protocols for presenting pictures on a multiple kinds of screens, and

February 2007
ZDNet Blogs - Here’s the only broadband video encoding tool you’ll ever need. Massive Vonage “No Dialtone” reports . DOPA returns from the dead (act two). Oracle Releases New TimesTen In-Memory Database Maps for hiking on Mars . Where are all the Ferrari Acer/Vista/Office

Product Reviews
Mac User - The performances of both models are sufficient for everything up to middleweight creative work, although they’re obviously not ideally suited to video encoding. If your needs are more ambitious or you simply want to play games, buying a Mac mini is

TMPG Set to Release TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 with DivX Authoring the
DV Format - The recognized leaders in developing quality video encoding tools for MPEG applications, TMPG Inc.’s encoding technology is also incorporated into numerous commercial and professional video editing and DVD -creation software products. Applications

Hey, you on the couch: Buy me! 
Marketers have always relied on television ads to carve a foothold into the national consciousness, through annoying repetition.

TOMORROW’S EVENTS 
FRANKLIN: Scholarship Ministry of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, fundraiser for high school graduates, “Arts in the Afternoon,” 3 p.m.-6 p.m., 435, fellowship hall of church, 771 Somerset St., Somerset.

His remote control changed our world 
The man who made the couch potato possible has died. Robert Adler was the acknowledged co-inventor of the remote control device for televisions while at Zenith Electronics Corp. in Chicago. He worked on the device with his fellow Zenith engineer Eugene Polley.

SAG Votes To Raise Dues 
(Broadcasting & Cable) _ Screen Actors Guil http://www.sag.org/sagWebApp/ members have voted to up their dues in the run-up to contract negotiations next year.

DAILY DIGEST 
People with DVRs skip commercials, right? Wrong People with digital video recorders like TiVo never watch commercials, right? Add that to the list of urban — and suburban — myths. It turns out that a lot of people with digital video…

Vecima Networks Achieves Record Sales in the Second Quarter
CNW Group - Total Q2 revenue increases 15% to $23.2 million from Q1 led by strong Digital Video sales VICTORIA, Feb. 13 /CNW/ - Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX:VCM), formerly VCom Inc., today announced that its unaudited Financial Statements and Management’s

February’s coolest gadgets
PC World - Canon Ivis HV20 Digital Video Camera Canon has a new high-definition digital video camera to talk about. The Ivis HV20 features an image sensor that’s more sensitive than that of the previous HV10 camcorder. The sensor, which Canon adapted from those