BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
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The sky is falling
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
On Nov. 4, Disney released its animated movie Chicken Little. You recall the original story...

To tell the truth
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
Will the real HDTV programming please show up

Your viewers are, well, watching you
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
When comparing studio images with ENG-generated images, some of the studio content looks like it came from a TK42

Bigger is always better
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A recent Best Buy Omnitel survey shows a growing demand by women for input and
Note from the editor
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This year's Broadcast Engineering Excellence awards totaled 50 entries, which exceeded last year's total of 42. In addition, the contest pages posted

THE END OF TELEVISION AS WE KNOW IT
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
For those who experienced the early days of television with its black-and-white images, limited channels and snowy pictures, today's television resembles

Is television making you fat?
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
The problem with television is it's too _____ . Maybe you think that television is too liberal, too conservative or too violent. But,

Please, sir, I want some more
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
Looks like America's OTA viewers may soon be repeating Oliver Twist's line from the Charles Dickens classic, begging for more than TV table scraps. The

Holographic storage
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
Have you ever been to a museum or novelty store that displayed holographic images or perhaps even offered them for sale? It's amazing how three-dimensional

Let me service pack you
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
Have you ever installed an upgrade service pack on your computer? How'd it go? Perhaps like me, less than perfect. After installing Microsoft's SP2 on

It's all about the money
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
Editorial director Brad Dick discusses the FCC’s decision to delay the approval of an experimental license for a new DTV system proposed by SpectrumEvolution.org and the possible motives behind it

Kill the 8-VSB Frankenstein, redux
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
Editorial director Brad Dick revisits his prediction about 8-VSB in light of an FCC recommendation that the industry move to adopt COFDM

The best of times, the worst of times for 3-D
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
Editorial director Brad Dick shares his thoughts on 3-D TV, its wealth of technology and its dearth of content

OTT is closer than it appears
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
Editorial director Brad Dick discusses the growing prevalence of over-the-top TV and how it will impact broadcasters going forward

David vs. Google
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
With all the media noise recently generated over Google's predicted Gphone, you'd think all other technology was blas. The press gave the impression that

Could going digital be a snoozer?
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
Pressure is building toward the Feb. 17, 2009, analog shutoff. TV set makers, broadcast associations, and cable and satellite vendors are all gearing

The FCC's DTV trick or treat
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
It's that time of year again. Your doorbell rings and when you answer, you're greeted with little costumed munchkins begging for candy and promising tricks

It’s not easy being green
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
It's been amazing to see the speed with which Al Gore and his minions have been able to convince most of world that the planet's death is just around

Powell's folly
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
Our fearless FCC chairman, like his two predecessors, has fallen into the bad habit of blaming the wrong guys for the DTV “problem.” First, broadcasters
Will Congress crush broadcasters?
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Brad Dick, editorial director, wonders aloud as to whether Congress will kill small market TV.
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