Tom Butts

Tom Butts

Content Director, TV Tech

Tom has covered the broadcast technology market for the past 30 years, including three years handling member communications for the National Association of Broadcasters followed by a year as editor of Video Technology News and DTV Business executive newsletters for Phillips Publishing. In 1999 he launched digitalbroadcasting.com for internet B2B portal Verticalnet. He is also a charter member of the CTA's Academy of Digital TV Pioneers. Since 2001, he has been editor-in-chief of TV Tech (www.tvtech.com), the leading source of news and information on broadcast and related media technology and is a frequent contributor and moderator to the brand’s Tech Leadership events.

Latest articles by Tom Butts

Ampere
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is First Movie to Reach 1 Billion Viewing Hours

By Tom Butts Published

Netflix kids’ film has been in the streamer’s top 10 for 44 consecutive weeks

Streaming
translator
Translator Conference to Focus on Broadcasters' Current ATSC 1.0-3.0 Hybrid World

By Tom Butts Published

EVENTS National Translator Association's annual convention will showcase new techniques and best practices for maintaining a robust 1.0 signal

EVENTS
2026 NAB Show
The NAB Show Gets in Your Bloodstream

By Tom Butts Published

NAB SHOW Broadcast quality is no longer a set of specifications, but rather a mindset

NAB SHOW
Frederico de Siqueira Filho, Brazil’s minister of communications, described the importance of broadcasting in the country’s culture.
ATSC Celebrates 3.0’s Global Expansion

By Tom Butts Published

Representatives from Brazil, India, S. Korea and the Caribbean discuss the standard’s implementation

Events
John Ourand, sports correspondent for Puck, interviews Jon Miller of NBC Sports on the Main Stage.
NBC Sports’ Jon Miller: Broadcast Is ‘Having a Moment’

By Tom Butts Published

Reach, innovation and promotion afford linear TV continued relevance in the sports arena

Business
A3SA
A3SA: ‘Vast Majority’ of 18.5 Million NextGen TV Devices Sold Can Decrypt 3.0 Broadcasts

By Tom Butts Published

NEXTGEN TV Standards group will showcase products that support the A3SA security protocol at the 2026 NAB Show

NEXTGEN TV
NAB
Microsoft Previews 2026 NAB Show Trends, Plans

By Tom Butts Published

NAB SHOW Simon Crownshaw, Worldwide Media and Entertainment Director at Microsoft, discussed the company’s plans for the NAB Show and how he thinks the company’s role in M&E is evolving

NAB SHOW
PSSI
PSSI Global Acquires Beagle Networks

By Tom Butts Published

BUSINESS Combined company will consolidate its support of Fox Sports

BUSINESS
NAB
NAB Show 2026: Sony Announces New Cameras, Virtual Production Tools

By Tom Butts Published

NAB SHOW Company to expound on its 2026 show theme: 'The Power Behind Your Story’

NAB SHOW
Pearl TV is expected to provide more details on its affordable Converter Box Initiative announced at the 2026 CES.
Broadcasters Launch Initiative for Low-Cost NextGen TV Converter Boxes

By Tom Butts Published

NEXTGEN TV ATSC to showcase prototypes at 2026 NAB Show

NEXTGEN TV
ATSC 3.0
NAB Show 2026: Triveni’s New StreamScope Analyzer to Bridge ISDB-Tb and TV 3.0 in Brazil

By Tom Butts Published

NAB SHOW

NAB SHOW
Logo
Lawo to Integrate swXtch.io’s groundSwXtch into Lawo’s HOME Platform

By Tom Butts Published

NAB SHOW Companies to discuss details of new partnership at 2026 NAB Show

NAB SHOW
Sharp Roku TV
Roku Marks 100M Milestone

By Tom Butts Published

STREAMING Streamer announces it has surpassed 100 million streaming households worldwide

STREAMING
NAB
wTVision to Unveil R³ Engine Running Natively on macOS at 2026 NAB Show

By Tom Butts Published

NAB SHOW Demo to show how wTVision is extending high-performance real-time graphics into Mac-based production environments

NAB SHOW
BMD
Blackmagic to Launch Camera For Live Production on Apple Immersive Video at 2026 NAB Show

By Tom Butts Published

NAB SHOW Camera heads up extensive line of new products focusing on storage, connectivity and workflows

NAB SHOW
LiveU LU900Q next-gen field unit
NAB Show: LiveU to Showcase LU900Q's 'Quantum Leap' in Intelligent Connectivity, Workflows

By Tom Butts Published

NAB SHOW Company to mark U.S. debut of new LIQ-integrated field encoder in Las Vegas

NAB SHOW
NAB
Harvey Arnold Represents the Best of Broadcast Engineering

By Tom Butts Published

NAB SHOW Like so many previous honorees, this year's recipient of NAB Engineering Achievement Award for Television caught the "TV bug" early in life

NAB SHOW
Atomos
Atomos to Acquire Flanders Scientific to Strengthen Monitoring Portfolio

By Tom Butts Published

BUSINESS Flanders Scientific will continue to operate as a distinct brand within the Atomos family

BUSINESS
C-Band
LTN Unveils Network Enhancements in Advance of C-Band Changes

By Tom Butts Published

NAB SHOW New advances meet surge in demand for broadcast-grade IP migration as C-band spectrum auctions approach

NAB SHOW
Pliant
Pliant to Highlight New Wireless Intercom Accessories at 2026 NAB Show

By Tom Butts Published

NAB SHOW New charging, connectivity, and mounting solutions now available

NAB SHOW
JB&A
JB&A Announces Details for its Pre-NAB 2026 Event

By Tom Butts Published

NAB SHOW Two day event marks 20th anniversary

NAB SHOW
IBC2025
Nikon to Sell Mark Roberts Motion Control

By Tom Butts Published

BUSINESS Company says it has 'reconsidered its business portfolio'

BUSINESS
YouTube
NAB Show: From YouTube to TV (and Back)—Building a Cross-Platform Content Brand

By Tom Butts Published

NAB SHOW Travel channel host Jefferson Graham to speak about creating content for YouTube and Scripps News

NAB SHOW
Appear
From the Olympics to NAB: Appear’s Roadmap for the All-IP Era

By Tom Butts Published

NAB SHOW Appear CEO Thomas Bostrøm Jørgensen discusses the company's R&D roadmap, its work with NBC on the Winter Olympics and its plans for the NAB Show

NAB SHOW
EVS
EVS to Debut T-Motion Robotics at 2026 NAB Show

By Tom Butts Published

NAB SHOW New media production robotics solution based on the integration of Telemetrics and XD Motion, both recently acquired by EVS

NAB SHOW
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