BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

The report's executive summary begins, Every day, more and more Americans begin using Smartphones, tablets and wireless modems to access new mobile applications

The eco-czars’ answer to ever larger TV sets is that they be made more efficient with such federally mandated “features” as sleep modes and require efficiency labels

So are you planning on coming to the National Association of Everything (NAE) convention in April in Las Vegas? It's really called the National Association of Broadcasters, but now I call it the NAE.

As I toured the NAB exhibition floor, multiple top-flight exhibitors showed what they termed 4K/2K workflow solutions. The products included cameras,

The FCC has seemingly ignored a recent Washington, D.C., Circuit Court ruling that says it has no power to regulate broadband and will attempt to further

According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the FCC is dealing with so much paperwork that it requires 57 million burden hours just to process

You can spot an NAB Show newbie a mile away. These are people either walking around in a complete daze, or as hyped as a new puppy. To help prevent overload,

This year there were 40 entries in Broadcast Engineering's Excellence Awards contest. The winning entries were selected based on more than 30,000 votes

The stage is set for a seismic battle between the over-the-air (OTA) broadcast industry and the most powerful political animals in the world: a Congress

I was jogging late one evening in a large park near my home. The nature trails are normally tranquil and solitary. This time, however, I found myself

The path from the TV station to a viewer's television set used to be simple and direct: transmit antenna to receive antenna. Today, there are a variety

Friends know that I attend some kind of convention in Las Vegas every spring, but they have no real idea what it's about or why I go. I've tried explaining

If Americans stopped watching television, we'd all be in a heap of trouble. So, when I spy a headline predicting a video apocalypse, I follow up and dig

A recent blog post from the website HD Guru caused the consumer spaces to explode with controversy and apprehension. The article's author wrote about

Editorial director Brad Dick discusses the changing platforms on which consumers view content and reassures broadcasters that TV isn’t going away anytime soon

A recent story on the Broadcast Engineering website reviewed Qualcomm's potential decision to sell its video delivery business, FLO TV. Qualcomm's chairman

I've previously been of the opinion that TV viewers would never settle for watching TV programming on computers because it required a lean-forward experience.

Editorial director Brad Dick discusses the proposed Spectrum Measurement and Policy Reform Act and how it will affect broadcasters’ stations and bank accounts

Editorial director Brad Dick considers the changing world of consumer video, the many platforms it’s being delivered to, and what broadcasters need to do to keep up.

Editorial director Brad Dick discusses Adobe Pass, a technology that provides viewers with the content portability and access they demand, and why broadcasters should take note.