CBC and accessDTV Collaborate To Market New Technology
CBC and accessDTV Collaborate To Market New Technology CBC subsidiary DTV Plus has been in the test stages for the past several years, but its technology is about to hit the market. Thanks to collaboration between CBC and accessDTV, digital video and data-ready PC tuners will hit the Raleigh-Durham market beginning this summer, thus DTV […]
Bulls Ballpark Hits The Small Screen
Bulls Ballpark Hits The Small Screen GlaxoSmithKline shot footage for an in-house video at the DBAP. No, it isn’t a remake of “Bull Durham,” but GlaxoSmithKline brought cameras, lights and actors to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park last month. GSK shot a video on the effective use of sports venue entertainment. GSK leases suites at […]
Movie To Tell Story Of Former Durham Bull
Movie To Tell Story Of Former Durham Bull Disney Films “The Rookie” Disney is telling the tale of a former Durham Bull. Touchstone Pictures is currently in production for “The Rookie,” the story of Jim Morris, the oldest major league rookie in almost three decades of baseball. The left-handed pitcher made the cut for the […]
DBAP Named One Of Best Ballparks In Minor Leagues
DBAP Named One Of Best Ballparks In Minor Leagues The Durham Bulls have made another list of the best. MinorLeagueNews.com recently published its ranking of the Top Ten Best Minor League Parks in the U.S. and Canada, and the Durham Bulls Athletic Park made the top five. MLN said, “You come to DBAP to be […]
Tom Allen Steps Into NCAB Presidency
Tom Allen Steps Into NCAB Presidency Tom Allen Senior Vice President of Broadcasting The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB) recently inducted Capitol Broadcasting Senior Vice President of Broadcasting Tom Allen as President of its organization. On December 19, 2000, Allen was sworn in for the 2001 term. Allen replaces Walker Morris, General Manager/Owner of […]
UPDATE: The State Of Digital at CBC
UPDATE: The State of Digital at CBC As the HD conversion continues nationwide, Capitol Broadcasting Company (CBC) maintains its position as a leader in the field. From permanently converting its newcasts to digital in January 2001 to airing the first all-digital news broadcast from the N.C. State Fair in October John Greene CBC VP of […]
AccessDTV Finds Early Success at 2001 Consumer Electronics Show
AccessDTV Finds Early Success at 2001 Consumer Electronics Show It seemed like every direction one looked at the 2001 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that WRAL’s HD footage, from the Duke-NCSU football game to the Cape Light documentary, appeared in displays. DTVPlus Vice President & General Manager Sam Matheny said, “WRAL footage was being featured […]
Post 50 Teens Receive Emmy Nod
Post 50 Teens Receive Emmy Nod Some Durham teenagers have already received their first Emmy nomination. Students in Explorer Post 50, sponsored by FOX 50 and the Durham Bulls, were one of only three student groups nominated for the Student Production Emmy by the Midsouth region. Students ran their productions of the Durham Bulls home […]
National Opera Company To Open First Performance In AJF Opera Theater
A Devil Of A Deal Free Admission To The Fletcher Opera Theater “… when a performance of The Rake’s Progress brings strong acting and fine singing together, it coalesces into an evening of powerful musical theater.”– Arthur Lazere The devil will be asking the price of a soul at the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater this […]
More Kudos For CBC’s Political Campaign Coverage
More Kudos For CBC’s Political Campaign Coverage The Alliance for Better Campaigns released a report last week showing that WRAL-TV ranked in the top five stations nationally in a survey focusing on “candidate-centered discourse” in the recent political campaign. The report from the USC Annenberg School for Communications studied 74 television stations in 58 of […]