McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, has completed installation of ParkerVision's PVTV NEWS live production automation systems for live local news production within all four of its ABC affiliates across the US.

KMGH-TV in Denver has become the world's first implementation of the top of-the-line PVTV NEWS CR4000 system, designed specifically for live automated news production in major markets. All four McGraw-Hill stations, WRTV-TV in Indianapolis; KGTV-TV in San Diego; KMGH-TV in Denver, and KERO-TV in Bakersfield are online and performing all of their newscasts with ParkerVision's CR3000 and CR4000 series systems.

The McGraw-Hill stations took various approaches to implementing PVTV NEWS. Indianapolis, Bakersfield, and Denver began automating their live news production during morning and afternoon newscasts and transitioned to prime-time newscasts, demonstrating the ability to slowly implement PVTV NEWS, while San Diego took an all-or nothing approach.

As a major market affiliate, KMGH is reaping the benefits of the CR Series' advanced software by simplifying the user interface for single operator control. It provides expanded video, keyer, audio and control capabilities, providing the first true live production automation solution for larger markets that thrive in fast-paced news environments with graphics-intense, complex newscasts.

An official release informs that PVTV NEWS is a scalable, broadcast quality live video production system that integrates the traditionally disparate functions of video switching and effects, audio mixing, server and VTR machine control, camera and teleprompter control functions into a single operator station. Through ParkerVision's patented PVTV NEWS System and patents pending Transition Macro technology, all segments of a live show can be pre-programmed and previewed prior to a show going on-automated video camera control systems and air; however, the show can also be quickly and dynamically changed at anytime up to or while on-air for late breaking news stories.

ParkerVision designs, develops and manufactures communications technology platforms and products for the wireless and video industries. The video division is engaged in the design; development and marketing of automated live production systems for broadcasting, webcasting and automated video camera control systems states the release.