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The Onion moves to VIDEO NEWS
My favorite satirical newspaper is breaking into the TV news biz. According to Wired Magazine, Onion Inc. will produce a weekly newscast with a production staff of 15 new employees. Check out their promo here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2C0ZZIKi3Y] As a huge fan of comedy that mocks our business… welcome to the fray.
Read More →Sony WAY Down Under
I’m starting to think that winters in Washington, DC are not too bad after all. A crew from Australian and British TV just wrapped up 2 months in Antarctica shooting a documentary on polar explorer Douglas Mawson. Granted, it is summer down there, but with an average temperature of 36°F (2°C), Read More →
New b-roll.net PHOTO Section
Running a site dedicated to television photography, I sometimes forget that the more important part of that title is PHOTOGRAPHY. After nearly a year without updates, the b-roll.net PHOTOS section lives again. A new software upgrade allows us to show you all the images you know and love (yes, the Read More →
Cell Phone IFB in the b-roll.net GEAR Store
UPDATE: The Cell Phone IFB is no longer available from the b-roll.net GEAR store. Please visit http://cellphoneifb.com for more information on purchasing this unit. Back in November, we told you about a cool new product from Canada called Cell Phone IFB. Basically, the Remote Talkback Cell Phone IFB is a Read More →
Do It Yourself TV
How many times have you been frustrated with your station’s management and said those famous words… “If I owned the TV station, I’d do things differently.”? Well, now is your chance. A UHF TV station is up for sale in Muskegon, Michigan (home of Ice Breaking Live Trucks?), and they’ve Read More →
Warm Thoughts of NAB
On a slushy, cold day in Washington, DC, it’s easy for the mind to wander to thoughts of warmer weather. The idea of sunny days and sizzling temps in Las Vegas gives cause for a little yearning. So it is, with that preface, that we start to plan for this Read More →
WKYC Photog Confronted by Off-Duty Police Officer
[From: wkyc.com] [view the video] CLEVELAND — A WKYC-TV photojournalist on assignment was confronted by an off-duty Cleveland police officer. Craig Roberson was working with WKYC reporter Lydia Esparra, checking on the activities of Cleveland Public School students, who had a third straight day off because of the weather. Because Read More →