Technologist Steven Johnson to address NAB Show Technology Luncheon
Author, lecturer and technologist Steven Johnson will address the origin of ideas that lead to breakthroughs at the NAB Show....
Leslie Moonves, Gordon Smith to discuss state of broadcast industry at 2011 NAB Show
The president and CEO of CBS will join the NAB chief on stage Tuesday, April 12, to address where the industry stands and the variety of challenges facing it....
EchoStar to acquire satellite bandwidth provider Hughes Communications
The deal would create one of the world’s largest providers of satellite-delivered video and broadband services....
Study predicts government will reap $33 billion from broadcast spectrum auction
The CTIA and CEA have jointly submitted a white paper to the FCC explaining how they arrived at such a “deficit-offsetting revenue” number....
Free, open-source software introduced for dynamic ad insertion
SpotLink solves a complex problem that has stood in the way of rapid acceleration of the dynamic ad insertion market....
Grammy Awards telecast harkens back to days of black/white
Producers planned the retro-inspired scene in which the broadcast picture went black and white during Bruno Mars’ performance....
Congress host to showdown over public broadcasting
Total funding for both radio and TV is about $400 million....
EBU to hold loudness workshop
The European Broadcasting Union will help broadcasters implement its metering specifications to control loudness variation....
Virgin Media 'delighted' by customer response to TiVo DVR
Virgin Media says there is backlog of demand for new service based on the TiVo DVR, which combines linear TV, VOD, catch-up services and Web applications such as You Tube....
Commercial broadcasters should avoid giving content away for free, Sky warns
Sky COO Mike Darcey warns that quality will suffer if content becomes commoditized....
Europe determined not to miss out on 3-D standards
The whole European broadcast industry, including operators, content producers and encoding vendors, are working with different standards bodies to ensure Europe has a bigger role in shaping 3-D TV than it did for HDTV....
JVC proposes bonded 4G to replace microwave ENG vehicles
The company is sharing research with broadcasters that could influence or change the way they produce news in the near future....
Bexel provides on-site support for Super Bowl XLV coverage
Bexel crews helped more than 40 clients produce all aspects of the telecast....
FCC proposes using rural telephone service funds for broadband expansion
The proposal involves the Universal Service Fund, which is paid for through fees added onto consumers’ phone bills....
President Obama urges broadcasters to relinquish spectrum
President Barack Obama once again endorsed incentive auctions to move broadcasters off their government-owned airwaves....
