BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

I have to acknowledge that even I, one who should know better, have become media-desirous. I finally got cable.

Sometimes the oldest ideas make for the best new inventions. I thought of that recently as I was researching some ideas for articles in Broadcast Engineering.

In part V of our series on the industry's building plans, we focus on RF systems. Specifically we'll look at key issues related to the purchase and scheduled implementation of DTV.

This year's NAB was certainly something all right, but exactly what I'm not so sure.

Given the dire premonitions from many circles, one would have thought that the mood at this year's NAB convention would resemble a funeral rather than a trade show.

Note to NAB: Adequate seating near food venues is as important as catsup for the fries. Besides, you can now afford to devote the space.

Broadcast Engineering was recently privy to a series of secret tests on the latest improvements to 8-VSB chips for mobile reception.

Any future upgrade to your station’s vidoe library system may be hindered by the European Union. The editor discusses the problem

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Good afternoon, children. Welcome to my neighborhood, where all TV broadcasts

Entries for the 2005 Broadcast Engineering Excellence Awards were announced in the December 2004 Digital Reference Guide. That issue contained 32 entries,

Recently, there have been efforts to get broadcasters to cooperate in delivering content to viewers in new ways, ones that would let them participate in the revenue.

This year's IBC will be quite successful because it has evolved into much more than a broadcast event.

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.

Four years ago, I purchased a new home, which came equipped with Energy Star-compliant appliances. From day one, the dishwasher refused to fully dry the

This year there were 45 entries in Broadcast Engineering's Excellence Awards contest. The winning entries were selected based on thousands of votes we

Breezing through the garbage, euphemistically called press releases, that crosses my desk daily, I came across one from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).

Editorial director Brad Dick discusses the cloudy issue of DTV technology rights ownership.

There's a new competitor coming to your viewers' TV sets: the Internet. No, I'm not talking about the Internet being viewed on a computer; I'm talking

We've all heard about how wasteful the government is when it comes to spending our money. Examples include the $100 million wasted to purchase 270,000

How's your station doing, economically speaking? Are sales above last year? If your station is like most other companies, times are probably tough. For

I'm typing with clinched teeth this morning as the news reports continue nonstop about the automotive industry's demand that taxpayers bail out its poorly

After enduring a 22-hour, door-to-door travel time getting home from IBC, I'm ready to endorse children-free airplanes. I was unfortunate enough to encounter