Latest articles by BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
The electronic padlock
It seems that the EBU is following an example set by the U.S. Consumer Electronics Association by moving rapidly to prevent consumers and viewers from misappropriating content.
I want my DTV (station)
Another survey reinforces what we've been saying — that consumers are finally opening their pocketbooks to buy DTV.
Asleep at the wheel
If broadcasters think European viewers will be content with 625-like digital video, they are wrong. Once TV viewers see HD images, they want it.
Broadcast Armageddon
Media Armageddon is coming. The end as we know it will come soon, starting as an epidemic of media mergers. The hundreds of media companies will be quickly consumed by a few, omnipotent corporations.
Does HD make me look fat?
It seems that some of those in front of the (HD) camera aren't so pleased at the technology's high quality.
Special report: NAB new products
As NAB has grown, so too has the number of new products and technology demonstrations at the convention. There's frankly just too much there for any one
Watch TV and become good-looking and rich
As I clicked through the channels, I discovered there are only three kinds of programming at this hour.
Las Vegas, here I come
As I was planning my trip, I entered the city's name in the MapQuest search engine, and I found five listings for Las Vegas.
Losing the race
This month’s editorial focuses on TV broadcasters unfair treatment by the FCC.
Manufacturers take the long-term view
As a former broadcast engineer, I love new technology. Even so, I don't always have to have the latest and greatest new gadget either. On a personal level,
DTV wizardry
Always looking for the latest news on digital TV, I received a tip in my e-mail saying that a new DTV chip had been discovered, one that claimed to make DTV reception easy and reliable.
The DVB-T fork in the road
Well, folks, we're at the fork in the digital television road, and we have to make some choices.
2nd Annual Excellence Awards
We're proud to present the second annual Broadcast Engineering Engineering Excellence Awards. These awards recognize innovation, quality design and construction
The modern woman
The stereotype of women being focused on fashion and jewelry has just been shattered. Today's modern woman apparently loves her electronics about as much as we guys do.
Mobile 8-VSB?
Broadcast Engineering was recently privy to a series of secret tests on the latest improvements to 8-VSB chips for mobile reception.
The train's leaving
Most readers understand that technology continually moves forward and that DTV not only will happen, but is already well along to full reality. Unfortunately, a few continue to ignore reality.
Outsourcing
Outsourcing is simply contracting out for non-strategic services, those tasks that aren't part of a company's core business (or expertise).
Grab your assets
Need help in cutting through the cacophony of acronyms associated with asset management?
