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The Era Of Satellite News Gathering

Posted by timothy on from the compaction dept.

swimgeek writes "The TV Technology for covering news as it happens is changing. This article specifically talks about the transition from ENG (Electronic News Gathering) to SNG (Satellite News Gathering). The American TV networks are close to spending $100 million for this transition, anticipating a possible war in Iraq."

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  1. FIRST POST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I claim this For CANADA>

  2. Gobbles Owns You by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hello, this first post was brought to you by GOBBLES. Word.

  3. not just oil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    good to see absolutly everybody is making money with the war.

  4. Tubgirl theory #1: The OJ enema by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Here's my first theory regarding what the hell happened to tubgirl: Someone gave her an enormous orange juice enema. Probably pumped a gallon or two of Florida goodness into her colon. Then tubgirl turned over, pushed like she was giving birth to a watermelon, and hence the geyser of Old Faithful proportions. Any other theories?

  5. Re:President bush announces: no war in Iraq by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Let's hope that jr, unlike his father, acts like a man, fully completes his task and cleans up his own damn mess.

    YEAH RIGHT. Like that'll ever happen.

  6. SMG by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    = Suck My Gnob.

    or is that GNU/knob?

    Well whatever. You know what it is, so suck it.

  7. Re:President bush announces: no war in Iraq by intermodal · · Score: 0, Troll

    we'll see. were it not an election year we mightve finished that shit off like we should have 10 years ago.

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    In SOVIET RUSSIA... erm...NSA AMERICA, the Internet logs onto YOU!
  8. Sodamn needs to be killed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    USA has a responsibility as the world power to keep the world safe. Do you suggest we let Sodamn be? Just sit back until he turns into Hitler, eh?

    Kill Sodamn -- save 2 million lives.