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Apr 01, 2013 / 09:00 AM / By Bill Hayes
The BBC’s Hybrid System for EFP
Well, when we consider that the spectrum crunch is not just about the UHF band as the CTIA’s recent letter to the FCC suggested, yet another reduction in the BAS allocation could be in the offing.
Feb 28, 2013 / 10:00AM / By Bill Hayes
What’s New in Routing?
IP technology adds features, flexibilityRouters are not particularly glamorous or exciting, but since they are in most cases the foundation to the audio and video signal flow through the plant, I tend to want them to be simple, stable and dependable.
May 02, 2013 / 02:00 PM / By Deborah D. McAdams
McAdams On: The Hon. Mignon Clyburn
Mignon Clyburn has been a supportive foot soldier under the tenure of Julius Genachowski as FCC chairman. Where she has distinguished herself is in the defense of minority interests, and moreover, those of citizens.
Apr 25, 2013 / 11:16 PM / By Deborah D. McAdams
McAdams On: Ninja Lobbying
Let us begin by acknowledging that ninjas were not noble warriors, but paid assassins. And so
it goes with anti-broadcast lobbying in Washington, D.C.
Apr 18, 2013 / 03:04 PM / By Deborah D. McAdams
McAdams On: TV People
“It’s just TV,” Andy says when we start taking the business too seriously. But it’s more. It’s people—visionary, stubborn, misguided, brilliant, fallible, manipulative, guileless, sincere, creative and mercurial. The technical side of TV is a close community, such that those who don’t yet know one another typically know of one another. I knew of Preston Davis.
Nov 20, 2012 / 07:05PM / By Mario Orazio/Masked Engineer
Is Television Really Dead?
Mario was chatting with a dog-walking buddy one day recently, when said buddy advanced the opinion that nobody watches broadcast television, or apparently cable television, anymore.
Sep 24, 2012 / 04:00PM / By Mario Orazio
Dreamin’ of Chameleons
You might not have noticed, but... your production gear ain’t what it used to be.
Jun 26, 2012 / 01:00PM / By Mario Orazio
What Spectrum Crisis?
You might not have noticed, but there is a ginormous amount of pressure being applied to broadcasters to auction off their spectrum and consolidate their signals on fewer RF channels.
Apr 22, 2013 / 09:22 AM / By Tom Butts
Whither Plasma?
What’s up with plasma TV these days? Or maybe more accurate, what’s down with plasma?
Apr 10, 2013 / 09:00 AM / By Tom Butts
3DTV on Life Support
Has there ever been a tech burnout faster than 3DTV? If there is, please let me know.
Apr 01, 2013 / 09:43 AM / By James E. O'Neal
EAS: Someday We’ll Get It Right! (Maybe)
Seems that the country’s Emergency Alert System has been in the news quite a bit lately, and not always in the best way.
Jun 14, 2012 / 08:57AM / By Tom Butts
'Hopping’ Mad
Advertising is the lifeblood of commercial television--without it, the medium wouldn’t exist.
May 15, 2012 / 04:33PM / By Tom Butts
Realistic Expectations
NAB logged another 90K+ attendees at the industry's largest annual gathering.
May 04, 2012 / 01:13PM / By Tom Butts
Tablet Nation
By now we all know that the profit margin for HDTVs has fallen off the cliff
May 13, 2013 / 02:00 PM / By David Morrow, TV Technology Europe
HEVC, Ultra HD & the Telecom Threat
From a broadcaster’s point of view, New Year’s Day 2013 was undoubtedly celebrated Jan. 25.
May 08, 2013 / 10:33 AM
TV Tech Writers Weigh In on NAB 2013
This year’s show seemed to pick up where last year’s left off and was a fitting coda to the 4K craze that kicked off 2013 at CES. Our writers weigh in on their impressions...
Apr 24, 2013 / 09:00 AM / By Gary Arlen
Connected or Companion TV: Which Is Better for Broadcasters?
“We’re not going to make a bet on a single platform or app,” says Brian Handly, CEO of StepLeader Inc., a work-inducing but realistic stance for a company focused on creating on-demand TV and second-screen apps for TV stations and networks.
Mar 21, 2013 / 03:00 PM / By Gary Arlen
Cisco Survey Touts Mobile Video Boom
xCisco System’s annual Visual Networking Index anticipates an array of opportunities for mobile and wireless delivery, including vast expansion of mobile video services and multiscreen ventures
Feb 12, 2013 / 09:52AM / By Gary Allen
‘Companion Devices’ Are Only Part of Immersive Video Environment
The focus on two-screen operations triggers questions about whether viewers will ultimately prefer to multitask on separate screens, or if the immersive video future rests on the integration of linear and interactive onto a single screen.
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