Phil Kurz

Phil Kurz is a contributing editor to Broadcast Engineering. He also writes several e-newsletters for the magazine and is a frequent contributor to broadcastengineering.com. He began covering technological developments in the television industry in fall 1984 and has work for Television Broadcast magazine, Video Management magazine, AVVideo magazine, and Video Toaster User magazine were he has covered ENG, TV transmission, newsroom technology and satellite newsgathering.

Articles by Phil Kurz

New Pew chief says newspapers still looking for winning digital business model

While newspapers are leveraging the power of video journalism to bring new richness to their websites, they still are looking for a way to make their online efforts pay off, says Alan Murray, president of Pew Research.

Stations must prepare now to ensure repacking success, says consulting engineer

Bill Godfrey, a consulting engineer with Kessler & Gehman Associates, says it is essential for full-power and Class A stations to take the right steps to prepare for a spectrum repack so that they in fact maintain their population and coverage following the repack.

Panasonic, Dejero offer bonded cellular newsgathering solution

Running on the Toughbook laptops, LIVE+ NewsBook offers an easy-to-use newsgathering solution that enables news crews to transmit live video feeds and recorded files to the station.

Wohler RadiantGrid partners with Nexidia on file-based closed captioning

The solution combines Wohler's RadiantGrid media transformation and automation platform with Nexidia's QC tool for automated caption, video description and language verification.

WORK Microwave to feature SK-DV Modem DVB-S2 at CommunicAsia 2013

The DVB-S2 Modem SK-DV leverages a feature set that includes VideoACM, traffic shaping, cross-layer design, Generic Stream Encapsulation (GSE) and OptiACM.

Rohde & Schwarz offers THU9 transmitters with higher power output

Rohde & Schwarz uses Doherty technology to achieve superior efficiency.

Ross Video adds squeezeback to MC1 master control switcher

The company also has added voice-over-audio mixing and new EAS interfaces to its compact master control switcher.

U.S.-Canada reach deal on mobile, public safety spectrum sharing

The FCC and Industry Canada have concluded interim arrangements on spectrum sharing in the 3650MHz-3700MHz and 700MHz bands.

Lake applauds ATSC 3.0 but sees it as an unlikely player in repack

William Lake, head of the FCC Media Bureau, told those attending the ATSC Annual Meeting that there’s no time to dawdle in developing a new TV standard, but that it’s not likely to play a role in the incentive auction and repacking process.

Belkin ships Dyle receiver for iPhone, iPad

When used with the Dyle TV app, the receiver will make Mobile DTV content available to iOS device users in 37 markets about the country.

Aitken receives 2013 ATSC Lechner award

Mark Aitken, VP Advanced Technology for the Sinclair Broadcast Group, was honored last week at the ATSC Annual Meeting with the Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award.

NAB chief reminds Senators of public good OTA TV broadcasters deliver

Testifying May 14 before a Senate subcommittee on the state of video, NAB president and CEO Gordon Smith said broadcasters play a vital role in their local communities.

Broadcasters predict OTT will boost their revenue by 50 percent 3

An independent poll conducted by MPP Global Solutions revealed 54 percent of broadcasters surveyed said they believed OTT would create the revenue surge by 2015.

FCC workshop to examine compliance issues for tower construction

The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau next week will hold a workshop on the environmental compliance process for new towers and collocation of communications equipment.

Espial receives U.S. patent for fast channel change

Together with the current patent grant, Espial now has patents with more than 80 claims specifically covering fast channel change technology.