Vì sao giải bóng rổ nhà nghề Mỹ thiếu băng video?

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Following the suspension of operations (dừng hoạt động) at various Sony manufacturing plants (nhà máy sản xuất) — as well as other manufacturers’ plants — in Japan that were damaged by the earthquake (động đất) and tsunami (sóng thần), the broadcasting, production and postproduction industries are facing an impending tape shortage and scrambling (tranh cướp, tranh giành) to secure what inventory (hàng tồn kho) remains.

The NBA, for example, was looking to secure enough tape to get through the NBA Finals in June and its planned 3D broadcasts.

“It was like a bank run,” said one postproduction insider of the industrywide scramble.

...A Sony spokesperson said the company was gathering information about the condition of its plants and did not offer a timetable on what it would do next.

Sony has ceased operations at various Japan-based manufacturing sites, as well as at its Sony Corp. Sendai Technology Center, due to the earthquake damage, and it has voluntarily suspended operations at additional sites in response to reports of widespread power outages (mất điện trên diện rộng).