Broadcast organizations pledge closer cooperation in Shanghai
Thirteen broadcast organizations, including ATSC, signed the Future of Broadcast Television Shanghai Declaration on Nov. 11, which among other things calls for exploring unified terrestrial broadcast standards....
With deadline quickly approaching, Super Committee decision on auctions up remains unclear, says Hyman
Mark Hyman, the Washington, D.C., counsel for the Sinclair Broadcast Group, discusses where the Super Committee stands on incentive auctions and previews his luncheon keynote Nov. 17 at the Broadcast Engineering/OMVC Mobile DTV engineering event in Burbank, CA....
New report cites need for balance of unlicensed, licensed spectrum
The study, commissioned by Google, urges a balanced approach to making both types of spectrum available in the American marketplace....
Obama nominates Pai, Rosenworcel as next FCC commissioners
Ajit VaradaraJ Pai and Jessica Rosenworcel will fill the spots left vacant this summer by the departure of Meredith Attwell-Baker and the departure of Michael Copps who will leave the commission by year’s end....
New coalition launches to support preservation of free, local TV
Members of the Future of TV Coalition will work together to advance policies that will let broadcasters innovate and better serve viewers....
New DTV standard could emerge in three years, says Aitken
Mark Aitken, VP Advanced Technology of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, last week at the SMPTE technical conference proposed a new digital broadcast standard that overlays television transmission on the wireless network in a ubiquitous and complementary way....
Latest Sorenson Squeeze focuses on mobile video encoding
Sorenson Squeeze 8 is available in Full and Lite versions....
MobiTV unveils 'TV Everywhere' system for content providers
The company delivers more than 220 channels of video, but — according to a recent IPO filing — remains unprofitable....
NAB launches Future of TV Coalition to encourage diversity programming on digital subchannels
In its fight for broadcast spectrum, the new NAB initiative looks to promote diversity in broadcasting....
Volicon Observer 6.0 offers integrated loudness monitoring
The frame-accurate loudness measurement capability enables easy, reliable comparison of local ad loudness to the loudness of surrounding content....
RRsat, NovelSat 3G-Sat announce 26 percent data rate increase with NS3 modulation
NS3 achieved a rate of 8.25Mb/s compared to DVB-S2’s rate of only 6.54Mb/s, over a 3MB carrier, the companies said....
Ericsson unveils RX8000 Series broadcast decoder
The Ericsson RX8000 receiver range has the capability to handle every video standard up to and including MPEG-4 4:2:2, HD, 10-bit....
DEV adds signal recording feature to assist satellite industry in reducing interference
The addition of the signal recording feature to the company’s L-Band Signal Distribution System DEV 2190 allows a user to access the RF signal level of any L-Band signal and/or LNB feeder current directly via a Web interface....
Harris offers integrated DVB-T2 transmission system
The Harris system includes a compact video headend, test and measurement equipment and digital transmitters...
FCC releases handbook for nationwide EAS test, reminds participants of obligation
The nationwide EAS test is being conducted to assess the reliability and effectiveness of the EAS as a way to alert the public of national emergencies....
