Mark Cuban-funded 3-D instant replay puts IU on cutting edge
The entrepreneur's $5 million gift allowed the university become the first school in the nation to use so-call freeD video technology to produce 3-D replays inside its basketball arena.
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FCC chairman recommends OK of $48.5B DirecTV-AT&T deal
AT&T's purchase of DirecTV would create the country's largest provider of cable or satellite TV.
Comcast planning to exit central Indiana cable market
Stamford, Conn.-based Charter Communications said Monday that it has reached an agreement to take control of 3.9 million of Comcast’s customers under a plan that will create a new cable-TV company in most of Indiana, including Indianapolis.
Controversial TV streamer planning to launch in Indy
A digital streaming service that television broadcasters deem so threatening they recently petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for help plans to enter Indianapolis next year.
WTHR to boost tower power on signal gripes
The city’s top-rated news station wants to crank up its signal, saying it’s had more than 40 complaints about reception from over-the-air viewers since the conversion to all-digital broadcasting.
WRTV widening local content streaming to devices
WRTV-TV Channel 6 plans to begin broadcasting high school sporting events over a streaming service for smartphones and tablets.
Super Bowl live stream online attracts 2.1 million viewers
The first live stream of the Super Bowl was the most-watched single-game sports event online, according to NBC.
TV broadcasters push to get side channels into homes
Digital technology ushered in over the last five years allows television stations to squeeze four signals into the broadcast spectrum a single analog signal occupied.
Hoosier Hysteria history available on demand
Bright House Networks, Comcast offer digital cable subscribers access to classic IHSAA boy’s basketball title games.
New high-definition technology transforming television advertising in Indianapolis
Red Digital Cinema Technology gives video producers the ability to shoot in high-definition quality without
the expense of film, and local advertisers are taking advantage.
Audiovox cranking out digital antennas as consumers prepare for changeover
The biggest remnant of the former Thomson consumer electronics operation in Carmel is cashing in on the digital TV transition
with a higher-tech version of the rabbit ears.
Audiovox sees gains in antenna sales
The electronics accessories unit of Audiovox Corp. in Carmel is gaining from the rise in antenna sales ahead of the June 12
switch to all-digital TV broadcasting.
WFYI-TV adds digital channels
WFYI-TV Channel 20 has quietly launched two public television channels, but a third station that’s about to launch should
pack the biggest punch. The Indiana Channel will feature an all-local lineup, including extensive live coverage of the Indiana
General Assembly, judicial proceedings, and arts and cultural programming.