Bill Hayes
Bill Hayes is the former director of engineering and technology for Iowa PBS and has been at the forefront of broadcast TV technology for more than 40 years. He’s a former president of IEEE’s Broadcast Technology Society, is a Partnership Board Member of the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) and has contributed extensively to SMPTE and ATSC. He is a recipient of Future's 2021 Tech Leadership Award and SMPTE Fellow.
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NEXTGEN TV Broadcasters seek to mimic the success of the previous DTV converter box program to bring more affordable access to ATSC 3.0

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OPINION As we have seen in many businesses that consolidate, the mission and commitment to serving the customer is often diluted or completely abandoned in favor of the bottom line

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How has a year of production from (insert locale here) impacted local TV?

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I attended a SMPTE Section meeting in the U.K. recently and got involved in a discussion with several broadcasters regarding our road maps for the future.
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It takes planning to encode, brand, multiplex and transmit at multiple sites
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By now, most television stations have discovered that the road to DTV is not anywhere near as smooth as we'd like it to be and is definitely taking longer than desired.

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TV everywhere finally becomes a reality.

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A quick guide on how to determine what are must-sees at the annual convention.

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Well, in what I can only say is stunning, the second stage of the spectrum auction concluded immediately following the end of the first round of bidding in the forward auction portion.

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How far will viewers go to capture the signal?

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ATSC 3.0 and its implications on traditional linear TV

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Recently I have been doing some research on unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) both for the Iowa Public Television production department and for use in engineering to do tower inspections.

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In my opinion, the time for low-band VHF technology for television broadcast has passed and if the decision were to be based on technical criteria only, it is an easy decision to make.

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Panel of industry leaders discuss the next stages of development for ATSC 3.0.

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I’ve spent a considerable amount over the last few years working on projects that examine what television broadcasting will be like in the future.

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I expect most people have a general understanding of the law of diminishing returns.

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A colleague of mine recently passed along a Reader’s Digest article titled “What are we going to do with TV?” from November 1950.

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Be cognizant of IP's bandwidth limitations when evaluating systems

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Fight the urge to resist change when analyzing your workflow.
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Low-power options could spur closer monitoring
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