News Tech summit
The summit focused on helping attendees and their stations better understand and apply news technology. Corporate sponsors included Avid, CNN Newsource, Leitch, Pathfire, Pinnacle Systems, SGI, Sony, Thomson Grass Valley, Chyron, ParkerVision, Quantel and vizrt....
An engineer's holiday
But the holidays made me think back to some of the holidays of the past and how they fit into a professional life. The first that came to mind was a snow story, but it was not the most exciting. That would have been my Christmas morning drive…...
Retransmission control
This column is supposed to tell a story about “broadband for broadcasters.” Broadband vs. broadcasters would put a more interesting spin on the subject....
FCC ownership studies released
The Commission has initiated a top-to-bottom review of the broadcast ownership restrictions covering both the local and national ownership caps for all broadcast facilities....
Politics and DTV
This month’s FCC Update column discusses the FCC’s decision to put off taking any action on a number of controversial and long-pending DTV issues....
What's in a name?
Professionals out there now say that it is a bad idea to name a business after yourself because you may, among other reasons, end up selling your name with the company down the road....
Scheduling and automation of interactive television
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For those involved in broadcasting interactive television services, this article provides some useful tips on how these cost savings can be achieved through scheduling and automation....
The growing influence of IT on television
Television has been widely regarded as a conservative industry. The standards that both broadcasters and audiences expected were dependent upon craft skills and highly specialized equipment....
The train's leaving
Most readers understand that technology continually moves forward and that DTV not only will happen, but is already well along to full reality. Unfortunately, a few continue to ignore reality....
The Broadcast Engineering E-zine
The editors at Broadcast Engineering have developed an exciting new electronic magazine that provides the user with features that readers said they'd like to have in an electronic magazine....
Little “i,” BIG “TV”
iTV is alive outside of the U.S., but it would not be honest to say that it is thriving....
Conditional-access systems
Two key functions of CA systems are to exercise control over the access to a service that is transmitted electronically, and to control the conditions under which access is granted....
Timing issues
One reader wants to know how to combine analog equipment with his secondhand digital equipment and Freezframe winners from December, January and February are announced....
The flashing cookies
The Web is a wonderfully flat playing field for selling and advertising your company’s products, unless you make mistakes....
Unconditional access
Unconditional access to broadcast is disappearing as broadcasters and content producers utilize more conditional access technology to collect direct payments for content, and introduce more safeguards to prevent consumers from making unauthorized copies of digital content....
FCC staff to get tough with DTV permittees
When the Commission first established procedures for stations to seek extension of the May 1, 2002, DTV construction deadline, it indicated that it would delegate authority to the staff to grant up to two six-month extensions....
IBC: The civilized show
When people ask me about IBC, I often tell them that I find IBC to be a more civilized convention. Unlike the rat race-paced NAB, IBC affords attendees and exhibitors alike a much more relaxing and enjoyable experience....
Will Congress crush broadcasters?
Brad Dick, editorial director, wonders aloud as to whether Congress will kill small market TV....
IBC2002: The show goes on
Broadcast Engineering's World Edition asked a cross section of exhibitors: “What are the major technical issues and trends as we head into IBC2002?...
The IBC toy store
This year's IBC will be quite successful because it has evolved into much more than a broadcast event....
The market has spoken
Great ideas from many companies emerged as what we know as the ATSC''s DTV standards. But, like all standards allowing too much flexibility, this one has been doomed to failure....
Powell's folly
Our fearless FCC chairman, like his two predecessors, has fallen into the bad habit of blaming the wrong guys for the DTV “problem.” First, broadcasters...
Internet broadcasting: R.I.P.
Who knew that cyberspace would turn into a war zone? That well-entrenched media companies would gain the upper hand — at least for now — after the Internet bubble burst? Who knew that the Internet would be a hostile environment for broadcasting?...
Bravo, bravo!
I applaud your July editorial because it is right with regard to the general attitude of TV station management concerning the DTV transition. There are some exceptions to your characterization, but unfortunately, only a few....
Download: Broadcasting over the Internet
Times are difficult for broadcasters worldwide. Market shares and advertising revenues are no longer rising, more and more channels compete for fewer...
