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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
Florida first responders to tap mobile DTV for hurricane season
Florida’s State Emergency Response Team is receiving mobile DTV receivers to assist in dissemination of important information during the 2013 hurricane season.
Smartphone shipments to surpass basic, feature phone deliveries this year, says NPD DisplaySearch
The company’s forecast also predicts that shipments of AMOLED and LTPS LCD panels for full HD-resolution smartphones will increase significantly, from 1.7 million units in 2012 to 113 million units in 2013.
3.1 billion consumer video devices to be sold by 2017, forecast predicts 1
The top factor driving the consumer video device market is their appetite for online and personalized content, according to a new analysis from Frost & Sullivan.
M-EAS implementation advances, says Adrick
Jay Adrick, head of ATSC’s M-EAS implementation team, discusses the pieces that are coming together to make the new Mobile Emergency Alert System a reality.
FCC seeks data on mobile wireless competition for report to Congress
Among the data the bureau is looking for is information on the structure of the industry, the conduct of wireless concerns, market performance and consumer behavior as relates to mobile services.
Bachofen to discuss monetizing hybrid TV at BroadcastAsia
Ralph Bachofen, Triveni Digital’s VP sales and head of marketing, will provide insight into how to develop hybrid television services to deliver a more engaging television experience to viewers.
Gray Television to go over-the-top via Syncbak 1
The station group revealed last week that 41 of its stations will be available to local viewers in their markets on the Internet using Syncbak’s location-based authentication technology.
CGI pipeline efficiency drives success, says Romey
Mike Romey, head of pipeline for Zoic Studios, talks about the importance of workflow efficiency to making a CGI enterprise productive and profitable.
McCain takes aim at pay TV bundling, OTA downgrades, sports blackouts 8
Sen. John McCain introduced legislation May 9 to give consumers the ability to buy individual cable channels rather than bundled packages.
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.

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