
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
Branding ACE
By Bill Hayes published
Creating lasting impressions in a multichannel universe
Linear HD Editing: The Line Starts Here
By Bill Hayes published
Don't discard those linear editors yet

Archiving: Maintaining Relevance for the Future
By Bill Hayes published
Some 40,000 years ago, some primitive peoples painted pictograms of meaningful events on the walls of caves, mostly found in Europe and Asia.
The Problem with PATSS
By Bill Hayes published
The DTV transition has prompted new lingo at IPTV

The Challenge of Video Over IP
By Bill Hayes published
Be cognizant of IP's bandwidth limitations when evaluating systems

Staying Relevant
By Bill Hayes published
Fight the urge to resist change when analyzing your workflow.

Shedding Light on HyperGamma
By Bill Hayes published
Ensuring film-like quality in digital video
Who Controls AFD?
By Bill Hayes published
Cable and satellite need to resolve active format description issues in broadcast streams.

Dolby Volume And DialNorm
By Bill Hayes published
While attending the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, I stopped by the Dolby booth to see what was new.
Digital Journal: Keeping Analog Alive
By Bill Hayes published
The Iowa Public Television network consists of nine full-powered transmitters and eight translators that effectively cover the entire state.
BXF Revealed as Missing Link
By Bill Hayes published
I have been involved in automation projects since I first began working in broadcasting.
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.
HD Editing, in Fits and Starts
By Bill Hayes published
Long before IPTV began broadcasting in high definition, we were actively involved in the acquisition of high-definition content.

Measuring Quality of Service and Experience
By Bill Hayes published
Understanding measurement criteria for services is more crucial than ever

What Goes into Buying a New Switcher?
By Bill Hayes published
Effect on workflows just the beginning

The Hybrid Approach to Digital Workflow
By Bill Hayes published
Can we be efficient and creative at the same time?
Evaluating Next-Gen Camcorders
By Bill Hayes published
I have been watching the rollout of XDCAM with great interest for the last few years as a logical next step for our move into non-tape based production.
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