Bob Kovacs
Bob Kovacs is the former Technology Editor for TV Tech and editor of Government Video. He is a long-time video engineer and writer, who now works as a video producer for a government agency. In 2020, Kovacs won several awards as the editor and co-producer of the short film "Rendezvous."
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The HDE-HVC-PRO MPEG-2 SD/HD professional series encoder is designed to deliver improved motion optimization for fast-paced programming, including live sports events.

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Broadcast Engineering magazine was a long-time favorite of mine, with articles that challenged me to learn more about video technology, and advertising that was often as educational as the articles.

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Test and measurement equipment continues to evolve in the new world of IP, streaming and over-the-top video.

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On Feb. 11 at 2:33 p.m. local time, TV station KRTV in Great Falls, Mont., saw zombies take over the broadcast in the middle of the “Steve Wilkos Show.”

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It doesn’t take long working out in the field to learn that just about everyone has a different definition of what constitutes “the field.”

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In one l-o-n-g drop on Oct. 14, Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner proved that a man in a spacesuit could fall safely back to Earth from more than 24 miles high.

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Technology advancement fuels a content-handling revolution

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Network’s Tour de France coverage spans 23 days, 2,165 miles

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4K monitors are coming and, when they get here, they will be great.

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New technology, vehicle changes mean ENG faces a shifting future

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Hosted in the studios of pioneering PBS broadcaster WTTW, the Chicago event drew attendees from a mix of call-letter stations and content distributors, such as cable and satellite operators.

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Search king builds out a network to deliver TV and ultra-fast data

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Benefits of technology to spill onto the show floor, with hundreds of new products

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Vinten is a well-known manufacturer of tripods and pan-and-tilt heads, with a reputation for high-quality products.

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Could the future of broadcasting be wireless broadband?

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With the interest in 3DTV and the recent focus on “over-the-top” video, test gear was everywhere on the exhibit floor.

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Updating to HD means more than just new cameras.

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This mobile audience is only going to grow, so now is the time to start thinking about the quality of what they watch.

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Individual monitors have been swiftly replaced by a better technology
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