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Mark R. Smith has covered the media industry for a variety of industry publications, with his articles for TV Technology often focusing on sports. He’s written numerous stories about all of the major U.S. sports leagues.

Based in the Baltimore-Washington area, the byline of Smith, who has also served as the long-time editor-in-chief for The Business Monthly, Columbia, Md., initially appeared in TV Technology and in another Futurenet publication, Mix, in the late ’90s. His work has also appeared in numerous other publications.

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Latest articles by Mark R. Smith

NFL 2022: What's New in TV Tech

By Mark R. Smith last updated 16 September 22

What the networks have in store for the NFL season

Baseball is Back!

By Mark R. Smith published 24 March 22

Networks upgrade tech; Is Apple TV+ deal a harbinger for things to come?

MLB: Broadcasters Optimistic for 2021

By Mark R. Smith last updated 8 April 21

As fans return to stadiums, media production ramps up

Sinclair Inaugurates New Media Operations Center

By Mark R. Smith published 1 April 21

Atlanta-based facility will serve as a hub for Sinclair’s RSNs

With Venues Largely Fanless, Sports Audio Evolves

By Mark R. Smith published 2 February 21

Replicating the fan experience “as best we can”

Rangers’ New Stadium Display Powered by IP

By Mark R. Smith published 2 September 20

Globe Life Field features MLB’s first IP-based router

Recreating the Sports Fan Experience Virtually

By Mark R. Smith published 31 August 20

Television attempts to replicate the excitement of major league sports amid a pandemic

Warriors, Samsung Go Biggest at Chase Center

By Mark R. Smith published 4 December 19

Selling TV station bandwidth

By Mark R. Smith published 1 August 01

Technology is allowing stations to market products that traditionally have not been sent along the same lines as a station's signal. In major markets

Sound of Music: On Stage, On the Small Screen

By Mark R. Smith published 16 January 14

Live TV production overcame unique challenges.

US Open Coverage Expands

By Mark R. Smith published 20 August 12

Preparations are well underway for broadcasters covering this year’s US Open, Aug. 27–Sept. 9.

From Bird’s-Eye to Panorama With YES View

By Mark R. Smith published 16 July 13

“What can we do differently?” That hypothetical question is always on the minds of directors, producers and camera personnel who are looking to bring a fresh perspective to a baseball broadcast...

Sports Nets Tweak MLB Coverage

By Mark R. Smith published 1 April 13

Look for a greater emphasis on increasingly economical point-of-view cameras, with a more diverse body of work from the roving cameraman’s handheld, from inside the ballpark and possibly beyond.

For ESPN, Editing NASCAR a Torrid Event

By Mark R. Smith published 15 April 13

Up Close and Extreme

By Mark R. Smith published 24 April 13

Latest POV cameras acquire the athlete’s eye-view

‘BravesVision’ Comes to New Park

By Mark R. Smith published 19 April 17

Panasonic LEDs complement action on the fields and stands

Managing Multiscreen Distribution

By Mark R. Smith published 24 September 14

Who wants to pay for a system with so many bells and whistles that it goes way beyond what’s needed in their pursuit of increasing revenues?

Inside MLB’s Studio 21

By Mark R. Smith published 5 May 15

NEP Launches ‘Transportable Studio’

By Mark R. Smith published 25 April 14

From his vantage point at NEP Studios, George Hoover could see the demand for a unique transportable studio increasing. And he and his peers decided now was the time to address a need in the market.

Smaller Trucks Driving Into Larger Markets

By Mark R. Smith published 1 September 15

Televising events with a skeletal staff can result in significant cost savings over time.

Getting Immersive With VR

By Mark R. Smith published 3 November 15

Imagine being ABC News reporter Alexander Marquardt, reporting from a war zone in the Syrian capital of Damascus, apprising viewers of what he sees around him.

TNT Covers NBA All-Star Game From All Angles

By Mark R. Smith published 7 March 14

One word to describe the TNT broadcast of the 2014 NBA All-Star Game and its complementary events might be “immersion.”

Fox Sports Preps for Super Bowl XLVIII

By Mark R. Smith published 28 January 14

It might be really cold in this community outside New York City, on the evening of Sunday, Feb. 2, with the possibility of precipitation and wind, for Super Bowl XLVIII.