Deborah D McAdams
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NAB 2016: Wheeler Said ATSC 3.0 Will Circulate This Month
By Deborah D McAdams published
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said the commission will take up ATSC 3.0.

NAB 2016: EVS Debuts Xeebra Multiview Replay System
By Deborah D McAdams published
EVS brought an effusive fan to the NAB Show this year to talk about their new multiview replay system.

NAB 2016: Panasonic Adds 4K Cameras, IP Support
By Deborah D McAdams published
Panasonic grew its 4K acquisition line—from handhelds to the studio to cine—for this year’s NAB Show.
Disney|ABC TV Creates ‘Clearinghouse’ to Speed Digital Distribution for Affiliates
By Deborah D McAdams published

NAB 2016: Ross Rolls Out a Camera
By Deborah D McAdams published
Ross Video is in the camera game.

NAB 2016: Grass Valley Debuts Korona Compact Switcher
By Deborah D McAdams published
Grass Valley went back to its roots this year with a new production switcher.

NAB 2016: Sony Brings Out HFR 4K Camera
By Deborah D McAdams published
Sony is introducing a new 4K high frame rate camera, a new 55-inch HDR OLED monitor and a 3.3 TB optical disk storage cartridge among other pro media technologies at the NAB Show this year.

NAB 2016: Avid Rolls Out IP Support, Software-Based Storage
By Deborah D McAdams published
Avid is rolling out new software-defined storage, advanced graphics capability, and an end-to-end production workflow for the Panasonic Ultra LongG format at this year’s NAB Show.

FCC: Auction Stage 2 Starts Sept. 13, Targets 114 MHz
By Deborah D McAdams published
Participation in Stage 2 will be limited to those broadcasters with one or more stations reaching the status of “frozen—provisionally winning.”

FCC to Restart Auction at Lower Clearing Target
By Deborah D McAdams published
The Federal Communication Commission is restarting the TV spectrum incentive auction at a lower clearing target.

FAA Issues CNN Waiver to Fly Drones Over People
By Deborah D McAdams published
CNN announced this week that it became the first organization to be granted a waiver by the Federal Aviation Administration to fly unmanned aerial systems over people in the United States.

CNN AIR: Q&A With Greg Agvent
By Deborah D McAdams published
"I want to make it clear—the recent announcement was a culmination of almost two full years of research, planning, testing and preparation." ~ Greg Advent
Latest Closed Caption Rules Effective Sept. 22
By Deborah D McAdams published
The effective date applies to amendments to existing closed-captioning rules, adopted by the FCC in February.

Forward Auction Week #1 Nets Nearly $11 Billion
By Deborah D McAdams published
The first week of the TV spectrum incentive forward auction concluded with bids totaling 12 percent of the $88 billion goal.

Auction Net Inches Over $10 Billion
By Deborah D McAdams published
Net proceeds after round five of the TV spectrum incentive forward auction reach just over $10 billion on Thursday afternoon, the third day of bidding.

McAdams On: 'Discovery'
By Deborah D McAdams published
Today’s press release of the day proclaimed, “Americans lose 377 days in a lifetime browsing for something to watch!”

Auction Round 3 Yields $9.2 Billion
By Deborah D McAdams published
Bids in round three of the TV spectrum forward auction reached $9.7 billion, resulting in $9.2 billion in proceeds once discounts are subtracted.

McAdams On: The Olympics
By Deborah D McAdams published
I just had a brief social media exchange about the economics of the Olympics.

FCC Preps Bidders for Tuesday's TV Spectrum Sale
By Deborah D McAdams published
Two-fifths of the nation’s broadcast TV band is going on sale Tuesday, when the TV spectrum incentive forward auction begins.

Auction Schedule Modified, Upfront Payments Due July 1
By Deborah D McAdams published
Upfront payments from bidders for relinquished TV spectrum are due July 1, the Federal Communications Commission announced today.

FAA to Test Drone Zappers
By Deborah D McAdams published
“The explosive growth of the unmanned aircraft industry makes evaluating detection technologies an urgent priority,” said Marke “Hoot” Gibson, FAA senior advisor on UAS Integration.
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