
Mark R. Smith
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.
Latest articles by Mark R. Smith

ESPN Brings World Cup To U.S. Viewers
By Mark R. Smith published
ESPN’s coverage of the 2014 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup has begun.

Dodgers Debut SportsNet LA
By Mark R. Smith published
The Los Angeles Dodgers and their ardent fan base can focus on the 2014 season, which will also be memorable for the establishment of SportsNet LA...

Managing Multiscreen Distribution
By Mark R. Smith published
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?

Capital One Arena Shoots for Sharper Productions, More Opportunity
By Mark R. Smith published
Arena's new center-hung display features a 360-degree continuous video screen.

‘BravesVision’ Comes to New Park
By Mark R. Smith published
Panasonic LEDs complement action on the fields and stands

ESPN Takes X Games Virtual
By Mark R. Smith published
Network provides immersive experience for skateboard, BMX events

Bringing Clarity to NFL Coverage
By Mark R. Smith published
Super, hyper motion, AR steal the show

Falcons Debut ‘Halo Board’
By Mark R. Smith published
Eye-popping 360-degree display highlights New Mercedes Benz Stadium
DSL/cable modem update
By Mark R. Smith published
With existing systems in place, it would cost broadcasters about $2 per user to distribute a movie. Cable modems, or Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) which

Selling TV station bandwidth
By Mark R. Smith published
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
Powell's FCC: Let the private sector decide
By Mark R. Smith published
Cable and commercial broadcasters are digging in for a long hard fight. Powell would be much less of an activist chairman. His core philosophy involves

Baseball’s ‘Big Picture’ Wows Fans
By Mark R. Smith published
HD videoboards at the nation’s Major League Baseball stadiums just keep getting bigger and better.

CNN Debuts New Washington Studio
By Mark R. Smith published
‘Magic walls’ highlight hi-def election coverage from nation’s capital

Broadcasters Formally Launch Mobile DTV
By Mark R. Smith published
The formality and almost celebratory tone of the Open Mobile Video Coalition’s press conference on Capitol Hill Thursday somewhat belied what had already occurred in the budding mobile DTV market.

CBS, Turner Brace for March Madness
By Mark R. Smith published
Broadcast partners let the good times bounce

Sound of Music: On Stage, On the Small Screen
By Mark R. Smith published
Live TV production overcame unique challenges.

TNT Covers NBA All-Star Game From All Angles
By Mark R. Smith published
One word to describe the TNT broadcast of the 2014 NBA All-Star Game and its complementary events might be “immersion.”

U-Florida Shifts Into Higher Gear With SEC
By Mark R. Smith published
John FitzRandolph says that about 80 percent of BeckTV’s work is systems integration for TV stations.
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