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.
Latest articles by Bill Hayes

IPTV Looks at IPTV
By Bill Hayes published
Integrating a hybrid real-time video over IP platform creates its own set of challenges

The Challenge of Video Over IP
By Bill Hayes published
Be cognizant of IP's bandwidth limitations when evaluating systems
BXF Revealed as Missing Link
By Bill Hayes published
I have been involved in automation projects since I first began working in broadcasting.
Anticipating ACE
By Bill Hayes published
Working out the bugs in the first installation of the PBS automation system
Linear HD Editing: The Line Starts Here
By Bill Hayes published
Don't discard those linear editors yet
Before the Parade Passes By -- in HD
By Bill Hayes published
Iowa public broadcasters continue tradition of HD coverage of state fair

RF Monitoring: A Work in Progress
By Bill Hayes published
Digital television brings new definitions to measurement
The Evolution of DTV Encoding
By Bill Hayes published
Today's broadcasters demand flexibility, efficiency and scalability
Timely Tips for the NAB Floor
By Bill Hayes published
This year, IPTV will begin final work on converting the studios and production facilities to HD, so I would like to say that I will spend most of my time looking at HD production equipment.
Interconnecting IPTV
By Bill Hayes published
It takes planning to encode, brand, multiplex and transmit at multiple sites
Tower Lessons Learned
By Bill Hayes published
An antenna sat unused as unexpected questions arose in Iowa
Iowa Public TV Looks at NAB
By Bill Hayes published
The gear is appealing, but public budgets are uncertain.

Shedding Light on HyperGamma
By Bill Hayes published
Ensuring film-like quality in digital video
The Problem with PATSS
By Bill Hayes published
The DTV transition has prompted new lingo at IPTV

The Hybrid Approach to Digital Workflow
By Bill Hayes published
Can we be efficient and creative at the same time?
Who Controls AFD?
By Bill Hayes published
Cable and satellite need to resolve active format description issues in broadcast streams.
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