ANTHONY R. GARGANO

What a mess! There are 17 months until the DTV transition. How many viewers will be surprised when their TV screens goes dark? Microsoft will be happy

For years, analog NTSC just chugged along with relatively simple routing and switching requirements. The future-proofing challenge when laying out a new

Let the hype begin! The International CES Show has come and gone, and the 3-D juggernaut has now left the station. 3-D technology seemed to permeate every

At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Microsoft's Chairman Bill Gates reported on the imminent doom of television because of Internet-distributed

Another NAB convention is once again Las Vegas history. If you did not have a chance to attend and envelop yourself in the latest in industry technology

A peaceful, tree-lined setting across from a softball field seems like a wonderful locale to house artifacts from the storied, early years of television.

Talk about a technology that refuses to accept no for an answer; welcome to yet another incarnation of 3-D as an entertainment viewing medium. From parlor

Talk about a technology that refuses to accept no for an answer; welcome to yet another incarnation of 3-D as an entertainment viewing medium. From parlor

Some recent newspaper headlines include: WUSA Drops Weekend Morning Newscasts, in the Washington Post on Jan. 7; WYOU-TV Pulls Local Newscast in the Republican

A trip out of the cold and snow of the Northeast to the palm trees and warmth of sunny Rancho Mirage, CA must be a boondoggle. Actually, it really wasn't.

There are cost savings but also challenges

The supply chain of content from its initial acquisition to final delivery to the viewer has been revolutionized as a function of the digital era in which

My name is Tony Gargano, and I am a junkie. Yes, I confess: I am hopelessly addicted. It all started many years ago when I read my first issue of Then

From the personal journal of Joe Broadcaster: Let's see. The DTV transition date is just a little more than six months away. The new antenna is in place.

Last month, the ATSC announced the elevation of its Draft Document A153, Specification for Mobile Digital Television, to the status of candidate standard.

Are you ready for active format descriptor (AFD)? Or maybe you're already sending it with your content. You should be. AFD codes will play a significantly

Having spent the bulk of a career on the equipment supply side of the broadcast industry, I have been through a number of business cycles. One lesson

For years, the mainstay tools of television engineers in stations and facilities all around the country have been the trusty waveform monitor and vectorscope.

What's a broadcast guy doing at a cable show? Spending several days at the Society of Cable Television Engineers (SCTE) annual expo in Philadelphia gave

Regarding next February's deadline, it has frequently been written that consumer confusion abounds and that how it may or may not affect the typical TV

For a while, it appeared the Mobile DTV Pavilion at this year's NAB show was, in reality, a geocache. In order to find it, it seemed one needed to sign

Have you noticed the abatement in hype surrounding 3-D TV? The question cries out: What has happened to last year's declared breakthrough technology of