The Masked Engineer

When HDCAM came out, you could count the number of TV stations transmitting HDTV on the fingers of one hand.

You might not have noticed that it’s no longer 1996.

You might not have noticed that all television control rooms have monitors of both the picture and sound variety.

Two mainstream, trusted camera-makers with a host of choices between them. Big sensors abound, and you're the winner

It's about A) the ability to make the audio comply with specific laws and specifications; and B) to make it sound nice.

It appears that the Commish doesn’t much care about broadcasting anymore.

Not too long ago my ol' buddy Engineer Hank sat at the top of the mountain. Today, Hank's in the basement

All four major U.S. commercial TV networks are associated with movie distribution studios. Three are associated with theme parks.

You might not have noticed that Snell & Wilcox doesn't yet sell television directors. Yes, this will be another rant-and-rave about mobile TV.

You might not have noticed that the term HDTV doesn't necessarily guarantee quality.