Kagan: U.S. Pay TV Costs Rose 74% Since 2000
The average household is paying nearly double in subscription costs to pay TV since 2000, representing an inflation-adjusted annual rate of 74 percent, according to Kagan.
Review: Yuneec H520 Drone & ST16 Controller
Hexacopter offers plenty of features and it is easy to use
Avid Integrates Ooyola Flex Media Platform With MediaCentral
Gives content creators more efficient media and metadata management within Avid’s MediaCentral infrastructure
WATCH: Comrex Introduces Earshot IFB
Aims to help broadcasters reduce costs and provide more flexibility for remote IFB feeds
Ericsson Media Solutions Launches MediaFirst UHD Media Processing and Encoding Platform
New platform uses HDR technology for immersive consumer experience
Panasonic Debuts 4K High-Speed HDR Camera, NDI Support at NAB Show
Company also showcased 8K Region of Interest for sports and live events
Adder Launches Dongle-Sized KVM Transmitter at NAB Show
New product cuts down on rack space for traditional KVM transmitter
First Informers: Hurricane Irma
NAB highlights the efforts of Florida journalists and their coverage of Hurricane Irma
GatesAir Debuts Program to Teach RF Fundamentals
New training initiative intended to fill in gaps for younger engineers with IT backgrounds
The Advantages of Cloud-Based Closed Captioning
Tech eases the way for content creators and FCC compliance
The Future of 5G and IP-ENG
The quality and reliability of cellular networks has incrementally grown over the life of that technology, denoted principally in Gs (for generation), as in “1G,” “2G,” etc.
Is It Live, or Is It Automated Speech Recognition?
This question of real versus artificial can be applied to the captioning industry, too, as technology has enabled speech recognition software to compete with humans to create captions.
Are Smartphones the Future of TV News? Part 2
If smartphone newsgathering really is the wave of the future and not some pie-in-the-sky pipe dream, which television station or network will be first to catch that wave and dump most of its ENG systems and methods into that same bone yard we piled film cameras, processors, Moviolas, splicers and film chains back in the 70s?
Are Smartphones the Future of TV News?
Even though news consumers are increasingly turning from conventional television to the internet for news, the good news is they’re also demanding more video.
IMF Compatible Players Pave Way for Automating Content Delivery in Multiple Versions
The development and adoption of the SMPTE-based IMF (Interoperable Master Format) continues to thrive within the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry.
Preparing for HDR Video Production From Camera to Delivery
For broadcasters, video content creators, and production companies alike, there's a big change coming.
The New Reality of Wireless Frequency Coordination
The 600 MHz wireless spectrum auction has come and gone, taking some television stations off the air, forcing more than a thousand others to relocate, and causing repercussions that are starting to trickle all the way down to wireless device users.
Reaching for 24G Storage
Flash memory provides a needed level of storage performance for media and entertainment applications which now command, for UHD and beyond, massive amounts of storage and speed to meet the growing amounts of content being generated.