The CBS Experience with Small-Format Videotape and the Implications for the Future

Bernard L. Dickens

In 1985, CBS introduced a 1/2-in. videotape system in its new Hard News Center. More recently, CBS has evaluated combination camera/recorders for network news gathering. This article reports on the CBS experience with small-format videotape systems and examines the implications of this experience for the ability of present videotape technology to meet current and anticipated broadcast requirements.

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Published
1988-01
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J02967