Genachowski, McDowell: More should be done to promote minority, female broadcast ownership
In separate speeches to a gathering of the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski and Robert McDowell laid out proposals to promote diverse ownership of radio and TV stations....
Incoming NAB chief Gordon Smith offers industry words of encouragement
Gordon Smith, who will assume the role of NAB president and CEO Nov. 1, told an NAB Radio Show audience he would work to grow the strengths and improve the weaknesses of radio and TV stations....
Amino ports Espial’s IPTV middleware to its HD STB range
Espial’s Evo TV service platform features Evo Client, an intelligent, small footprint, set-top box middleware that delivers a subsecond user experience....
European Space Agency supports 3-D TV project
The assistance is being provided through ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) program and the ‘Stereoscopic Broadcasting’ project....
Details emerge about demographics of IBC2009 attendees
Preliminary data indicates CEOs and company directors topped the list of IBC2009 attendees....
Brightcove supports Adobe Flash media
This announcement delivers on Brightcove and Adobe’s strategic alliance, announced at NAB in April....
Hulu may add pay services
News Corp. and NBC Universal are looking at ways to monetize Hulu.com’s content....
Start-up promotes ‘microvideos’ on Internet
A new service called Robo.to allows users to publish four-second videos to services like Twitter and Facebook....
RTNDA to be called digital news association
The organization will now be called the Radio Television Digital News Association....
Internet catch-up challenges TV in Europe
Some European broadcasters want to add the Internet to their broadcast programming schedule....
Internet providers question net neutrality rules
Under the proposed net neutrality rules, Internet providers will be barred from blocking or slowing Internet traffic on the basis of the content being sent or downloaded....
Newly aggressive FCC takes on net neutrality, national broadband plan
The agency will focus on Internet-related issues in its first term....
Camera phones, Internet bring athletes unwanted attention
Compromising photos and videos of college athletes often turn up on the Internet, threatening the squeaky clean image such athletes must maintain....
ESPN looks to world stage for 3D hologram technology
ESPN is experimenting with new 3D hologram technology, performed with proprietary software it developed in-house....
Sports teams embrace file-based production
The technology’s fast turnaround times and cost-effectiveness are attracting an increasing number of teams as they use video in a variety of creative ways....
