Broadcast Engineering http://broadcastengineering.com/rss.xml en RAIDIX Releases a Series of Media & Entertainment Storage Solutions http://broadcastengineering.com/raidix-releases-series-media-entertainment-storage-solutions <div class="node-body press_release-body"><p>RAIDIX developed a series of storage systems for Media &amp; Entertainment industry in partnership with Proware.</p> <p> StorIX Series - is the name given to a joint product of Proware and RAIDIX, released at the end of May and already raising the interest on the market. StorIX series storages is a purpose-build for Media and Entertainment industry and can be used as a directattached system (DAS) or as well as a SAN and NASappliance</p> </div> <div class="field-pdf"> PDF <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-pdf" alt="application/pdf icon" src="http://broadcastengineering.com/sites/all/modules/contrib/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png" /><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/site-files/broadcastengineering.com/files/uploads/2013/06/raidix-raidix-releases-series-media-entertainment-san-sseng19062013.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=347719">raidix-raidix-releases-series-media-entertainment-san-sseng19062013.pdf</a></div> </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/raidix-releases-series-media-entertainment-storage-solutions" target="_blank">read more</a></p> News Newsrooms Power Products Products & reviews Storage & Networking Video Storage & Archive Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:05:00 +0000 109661 at http://broadcastengineering.com SOUND DEVICES WELCOMES REEDSBURG AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR NEW SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM http://broadcastengineering.com/sound-devices-welcomes-reedsburg-area-high-school-students-new-summer-internship-program <div class="node-body press_release-body"><p><strong>REEDSBURG, WI, JUNE 19, 2013</strong> &mdash; <strong>Sound Devices</strong>, specialists in production sound and video products for field production, is hosting local students to its Reedsburg headquarters as part of a new summer internship program. From June 17 &ndash; August 30, four students selected by the company from Reedsburg Area High School will gain valuable hands-on engineering and/or computer programming experience.</p> </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/sound-devices-welcomes-reedsburg-area-high-school-students-new-summer-internship-program" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Briefing Room Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:50:01 +0000 109741 at http://broadcastengineering.com NAB against FCC deploying Variable Band Plan after the auction http://broadcastengineering.com/transmitters/nab-against-fcc-deploying-variable-band-plan-after-auction <div class="field-deck"> The broadcaster lobby group said the “Down from 51 Reversed” plan is best because it exacerbates interference problems the least. </div> <div class="node-body article-body">After the FCC released a plan that combines broadcast and wireless operators, broadcasters and some major wireless carriers joined to oppose it, claiming it would cause interference. </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/transmitters/nab-against-fcc-deploying-variable-band-plan-after-auction" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/transmitters/nab-against-fcc-deploying-variable-band-plan-after-auction#comments Transmitters Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:01:00 +0000 109711 at http://broadcastengineering.com <p> Rick Kaplan, the former wireless bureau chief under former FCC chairman Julius Genachowski, agrees with the NAB that inadequate interference planning could undermine the spectrum auction.</p> “We Are Watching You Act” introduced to regulate privacy in the home http://broadcastengineering.com/regulation/we-are-watching-you-act-introduced-regulate-privacy-home <div class="field-deck"> The legislation looks to protect what images TV providers can have access to in the privacy of your own home. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/regulation/we-are-watching-you-act-introduced-regulate-privacy-home" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://broadcastengineering.com/site-files/broadcastengineering.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/could-your-tv-be-watching-you.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body">Major telecommunications companies are exploring technology that would record the personal activities of consumers as they watch television from the privacy of their own homes.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/regulation/we-are-watching-you-act-introduced-regulate-privacy-home" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/regulation/we-are-watching-you-act-introduced-regulate-privacy-home#comments Regulation Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:48:00 +0000 109701 at http://broadcastengineering.com Be careful when you watch TV: DVRs could be used to observe consumers as they watch television as a way to super-target ads. Candidate for FCC chairman reveals priorities at Senate Confirmation Hearings http://broadcastengineering.com/regulation/candidate-fcc-chairman-reveals-priorities-senate-confirmation-hearings <div class="field-deck"> Tom Wheeler said his top priorities are carrying out of the spectrum auctions and the creation of a wireless public safety network. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/regulation/candidate-fcc-chairman-reveals-priorities-senate-confirmation-hearings" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://broadcastengineering.com/site-files/broadcastengineering.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/wheeler-nominated.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body">Wheeler called himself “an unabashed supporter of competition,” adding that he believes the government should help improve public access to broadband networks, promote universal service and enhance public services. </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/regulation/candidate-fcc-chairman-reveals-priorities-senate-confirmation-hearings" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/regulation/candidate-fcc-chairman-reveals-priorities-senate-confirmation-hearings#comments Regulation Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:31:00 +0000 109691 at http://broadcastengineering.com A former fundraiser for President Obama, Wheeler (r) has also served as chairman of the FCC’s Technological Advisory Council, and has led the National Cable & Telecommunications Association and CTIA: The Wireless Association. Lowell Manufacturing InfoComm 2013 Press Kit http://broadcastengineering.com/lowell-manufacturing-infocomm-2013-press-kit <div class="node-body press_release-body"><p><span class="headline3">InfoComm 2013 Press Kit </span></p> </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/lowell-manufacturing-infocomm-2013-press-kit" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Briefing Room Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000 109751 at http://broadcastengineering.com DreamHack Summer 2013 Broadcast Live with Blackmagic Design http://broadcastengineering.com/dreamhack-summer-2013-broadcast-live-blackmagic-design <div class="node-body press_release-body"><p>Fremont, CA - June 19, 2013 - Organizers of DreamHack Summer 2013, the worlds largest digital festival and LAN eSports competition, are preparing to broadcast and stream more than 512 hours of HD programming with the help of Blackmagic Design&rsquo;s ATEM Production Switcher range and Teranex 2D Processors.</p> </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/dreamhack-summer-2013-broadcast-live-blackmagic-design" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000 109731 at http://broadcastengineering.com The Tiffen Company Turns Up The Creative Control For Cinematographers; Introduces New Integrated “Film Looks” MPTV Filters http://broadcastengineering.com/tiffen-company-turns-creative-control-cinematographers-introduces-new-integrated-film-looks-mptv-fil <div class="node-body press_release-body"><p><span><strong>The Tiffen Company Turns Up The Creative Control For Cinematographers; Introduces New Integrated &ldquo;Film Looks&rdquo; MPTV Filters</strong></span></p> </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/tiffen-company-turns-creative-control-cinematographers-introduces-new-integrated-film-looks-mptv-fil" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Briefing Room Cameras & Equipment News Newsrooms Power Products Products & reviews Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000 109721 at http://broadcastengineering.com Lawo provides infrastructure for church convention in Hamburg http://broadcastengineering.com/lawo-provides-infrastructure-church-convention-hamburg <div class="node-body press_release-body"><p><strong>Toronto, Ontario, Canada&mdash;June 19, 2013&hellip;</strong>More than 2,500 individual events comprised the 34th &ldquo;Evangelischer Kirchentag&rdquo; (Protestant church convention) that took place from May 1st to May 5th in Hamburg. The closing service attracted around 130,000 faithful, as well as considerable interest from the media.</p> <p> &nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/lawo-provides-infrastructure-church-convention-hamburg" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Briefing Room Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000 109651 at http://broadcastengineering.com CBT SYSTEMS INSTALLS STUDIO TECHNOLOGIES 5100-SERIES MODULES AND STUDIOCOMM 78/79 SURROUND MONITORING SYSTEMS IN NEW INTERNET VIDEO PRODUCTION FACILITIES AROUND THE WORLD http://broadcastengineering.com/cbt-systems-installs-studio-technologies-5100-series-modules-and-studiocomm-7879-surround-monitoring <div class="node-body press_release-body"><p><em>Systems Support Creative Initiative for High-Traffic Internet Video Uploads</em></p> <p> &nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/cbt-systems-installs-studio-technologies-5100-series-modules-and-studiocomm-7879-surround-monitoring" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Briefing Room Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000 109431 at http://broadcastengineering.com New mobile EAS demonstrated at NAB 2013 http://broadcastengineering.com/mobile-tv/new-mobile-eas-demonstrated-nab-2013 <div class="node-body article-body">On display in the NAB’s Mobile TV Pavilion (booth N2638) were new applications, including geo-targeting of broadcast alerts and text-to-speech capabilities</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/mobile-tv/new-mobile-eas-demonstrated-nab-2013" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/mobile-tv/new-mobile-eas-demonstrated-nab-2013#comments Mobile TV Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:38:00 +0000 109641 at http://broadcastengineering.com Onex completes acquisition of Nielsen Expositions http://broadcastengineering.com/mobile-tv/onex-completes-acquisition-nielsen-expositions <div class="node-body article-body">Onex Corp announced June 17 that it had completed the acquisition of Nielsen Expositions from its parent, an affiliate of Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) (“Nielsen”), for $950 million in cash consideration.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/mobile-tv/onex-completes-acquisition-nielsen-expositions" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/mobile-tv/onex-completes-acquisition-nielsen-expositions#comments Business Announcements Mobile TV Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:32:00 +0000 109611 at http://broadcastengineering.com RAIDIX Releases RAIDIX 3.2 new version http://broadcastengineering.com/raidix-releases-raidix-32-new-version <div class="node-body press_release-body"><p>A RAIDIX 3.2 new version of the software release is available from 10.06.2013. A number of significant changes have affected the functionality of the product - the new version provides enhanced system capabilities for users, facilitating significant increase in productivity and work quality improvements.</p> </div> <div class="field-pdf"> PDF <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-pdf" alt="application/pdf icon" src="http://broadcastengineering.com/sites/all/modules/contrib/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png" /><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/site-files/broadcastengineering.com/files/uploads/2013/06/raidix-releases-raidix-32-new-versioneng.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=221589">raidix-releases-raidix-32-new-versioneng.pdf</a></div> </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/raidix-releases-raidix-32-new-version" target="_blank">read more</a></p> News Newsrooms Power Products Products & reviews Storage & Networking Video Storage & Archive Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:07:00 +0000 109351 at http://broadcastengineering.com Christie to launch its first mobile app at InfoComm 2013 http://broadcastengineering.com/mobile-tv/christie-launch-its-first-mobile-app-infocomm-2013 <div class="node-body article-body">The app offers the user the ability to scan for available projectors on the local Wi-Fi network and add them to a group.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/mobile-tv/christie-launch-its-first-mobile-app-infocomm-2013" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/mobile-tv/christie-launch-its-first-mobile-app-infocomm-2013#comments Mobile TV Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:00 +0000 109601 at http://broadcastengineering.com Dielectric finds new life http://broadcastengineering.com/company-news/dielectric-finds-new-life <div class="field-deck"> Sinclair Broadcast Group, the country’s largest owner of TV stations, has bought the company that was salted for extinction. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/company-news/dielectric-finds-new-life" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://broadcastengineering.com/site-files/broadcastengineering.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/dielectric-antenna.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body">Sinclair has gained in-house RF engineering expertise through its ownership of Aerodyne Services. </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/company-news/dielectric-finds-new-life" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/company-news/dielectric-finds-new-life#comments Company News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:24:00 +0000 109581 at http://broadcastengineering.com Dielectric has been making RF antennas and other related technology in Raymond, ME, for 70 years. CBS Miami O&O lights up mobile DTV service http://broadcastengineering.com/mobile-tv/cbs-miami-oo-lights-mobile-dtv-service <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/mobile-tv/cbs-miami-oo-lights-mobile-dtv-service" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://broadcastengineering.com/site-files/broadcastengineering.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/119868933-broadcast-engineering-sized.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body">WFOR-TV announced that it has begun offering viewers on the go in South Florida access to its local and network programming via Dyle mobile TV.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/mobile-tv/cbs-miami-oo-lights-mobile-dtv-service" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/mobile-tv/cbs-miami-oo-lights-mobile-dtv-service#comments Mobile TV News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:41:00 +0000 109541 at http://broadcastengineering.com WFOR-TV said June 18 that it has begun offering its live local and network programming via Dyle mobile TV. Clear-Com Highlights Latest Broadcast Intercoms at Broadcast Asia 2013 http://broadcastengineering.com/clear-com-highlights-latest-broadcast-intercoms-broadcast-asia-2013 <div class="node-body press_release-body"><p><strong>MARINA BAY SANDS, SINGAPORE, JUNE17, 2013 </strong>─ <strong>Clear-Com<sup>&reg;</sup></strong> is featuring its latest range of broadcast intercomsolutions at BroadcastAsia (Stand 5D3-02). The company will display its <strong>Eclipse HX Digital Matrix System </strong>and enhanced <strong>HelixNet&trade; Partyline Intercom System</strong>. It is also highlighting its partnership with <strong>Optocore/BroaMan </strong>and is presenting the <strong>Seamless Roaming</strong> functionality of its <strong>Tempest<sup>&reg;</sup>2400 Wireless Intercom System</strong>.</p> </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/clear-com-highlights-latest-broadcast-intercoms-broadcast-asia-2013" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Briefing Room Intercom News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:25:30 +0000 109491 at http://broadcastengineering.com Ethiopian broadcaster selects Grass Valley for new HD terrestrial TV station http://broadcastengineering.com/hdtv/ethiopian-broadcaster-selects-grass-valley-new-hd-terrestrial-tv-station <div class="node-body article-body">Grass Valley systems will be used to outfit two HD studios and a master control room.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/hdtv/ethiopian-broadcaster-selects-grass-valley-new-hd-terrestrial-tv-station" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/hdtv/ethiopian-broadcaster-selects-grass-valley-new-hd-terrestrial-tv-station#comments HDTV Production Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:21:00 +0000 109521 at http://broadcastengineering.com LEIGHTRONIX IncodeX delivers HD simulcast for TEDx event http://broadcastengineering.com/streaming/leightronix-incodex-delivers-hd-simulcast-tedx-event <div class="node-body article-body">At the heart of the operation was IncodeX One, a new IPTV encoder from LEIGHTRONIX.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/streaming/leightronix-incodex-delivers-hd-simulcast-tedx-event" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/streaming/leightronix-incodex-delivers-hd-simulcast-tedx-event#comments Streaming HDTV Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:19:00 +0000 109511 at http://broadcastengineering.com FOR-A introduces new features for HVS-390HS production switcher http://broadcastengineering.com/switchers/introduces-new-features-hvs-390hs-production-switcher <div class="node-body article-body">The new MINI M/E extension of the aux bus can be independently controlled or operated from a master/slave configuration.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/switchers/introduces-new-features-hvs-390hs-production-switcher" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/switchers/introduces-new-features-hvs-390hs-production-switcher#comments Switchers HDTV Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:09:00 +0000 109481 at http://broadcastengineering.com L2Tek unveils Ultra HDTV connectors http://broadcastengineering.com/cable-amp-connectors/l2tek-unveils-ultra-hdtv-connectors <div class="node-body article-body">The new Ultra HD 1.0/2.3 RF coaxial cable connector range has been designed to provide enhanced performance at 6GHz.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/cable-amp-connectors/l2tek-unveils-ultra-hdtv-connectors" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/cable-amp-connectors/l2tek-unveils-ultra-hdtv-connectors#comments Cable & Connectors HDTV Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:04:00 +0000 109471 at http://broadcastengineering.com Costs remain high for AMOLED display panels, says DisplaySearch report http://broadcastengineering.com/hdtv/costs-remain-high-amoled-display-panels-says-displaysearch-report <div class="node-body article-body">Current manufacturing costs for AMOLED display panels are estimated to be almost seven times more than costs for the LCD panels, the report says.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/hdtv/costs-remain-high-amoled-display-panels-says-displaysearch-report" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/hdtv/costs-remain-high-amoled-display-panels-says-displaysearch-report#comments HDTV News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:00 +0000 109461 at http://broadcastengineering.com Two Portland nonprofit media centers transition to HD http://broadcastengineering.com/hdtv/two-portland-nonprofit-media-centers-transition-hd <div class="node-body article-body">MetroEast Community Media and Portland Community Media have each added eight Hitachi Z-HD5000 HD cameras as part of their HD transition.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/hdtv/two-portland-nonprofit-media-centers-transition-hd" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/hdtv/two-portland-nonprofit-media-centers-transition-hd#comments HDTV Production Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:57:00 +0000 109451 at http://broadcastengineering.com Jones Mobile TV upgrades 51ft expanding mobile unit to HD http://broadcastengineering.com/cameras-amp-lenses/jones-mobile-tv-upgrades-51ft-expanding-mobile-unit-hd <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/cameras-amp-lenses/jones-mobile-tv-upgrades-51ft-expanding-mobile-unit-hd" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://broadcastengineering.com/site-files/broadcastengineering.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/jones-mobile-tv-visionhd-hard-camera-operator-jpg.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body">The overhaul of the North Little Rock, AR, based facilities company’s VisionHD truck includes 10 new FUJINON HD lenses. </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/cameras-amp-lenses/jones-mobile-tv-upgrades-51ft-expanding-mobile-unit-hd" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/cameras-amp-lenses/jones-mobile-tv-upgrades-51ft-expanding-mobile-unit-hd#comments Cameras & Lenses Remote/OB HDTV Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:52:00 +0000 109441 at http://broadcastengineering.com Jones Mobile Television’s has deployed 10 new FUJINON HD lenses as part of a $3 million upgrade of is VisionHD production unit. Presidential memorandum calls for greater spectrum sharing http://broadcastengineering.com/rf/presidential-memorandum-calls-greater-spectrum-sharing <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/rf/presidential-memorandum-calls-greater-spectrum-sharing" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://broadcastengineering.com/site-files/broadcastengineering.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/87754890-broadcast-engineering-sized.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body">President Barack Obama issued a presidential memorandum on June 14 directing the government to take steps to expedite sharing of spectrum currently allocated exclusively to federal agencies and offices.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/rf/presidential-memorandum-calls-greater-spectrum-sharing" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/rf/presidential-memorandum-calls-greater-spectrum-sharing#comments News RF Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:44:00 +0000 109421 at http://broadcastengineering.com President Barack Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum last week directing the Federal agencies to accelerate efforts to share spectrum allocated to the government with commercial interests. A history of broadcast television http://broadcastengineering.com/blog/history-broadcast-television <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/history-broadcast-television" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://broadcastengineering.com/site-files/broadcastengineering.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/ampex.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body blog-body">For readers interested in TV history, especially those who’ve ‘lived it’, the website ars Technica has a wonderful series on the history of our television industry. </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/brad-broadcast">Brad on Broadcast</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/blog/history-broadcast-television" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/blog/history-broadcast-television#comments News Brad on Broadcast Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:09:00 +0000 109411 at http://broadcastengineering.com Ampex demonstrated the VR-1000, which was the first of Ampex's line of 2 inch Quadruplex videotape recorders on March 14, 1956. TV Entertainment Console Battle: Xbox One vs. PS4 http://broadcastengineering.com/blog/tv-entertainment-console-battle-xbox-one-vs-ps4 <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/tv-entertainment-console-battle-xbox-one-vs-ps4" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://broadcastengineering.com/site-files/broadcastengineering.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/xbox-one-vs-ps4-sony-microsoft-winner.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body blog-body">As much as we look at the next wave of streaming television and point to devices such as Apple TV and Roku, the real battle will take place on consoles. Streaming box sales pale in comparison to the millions who will purchase an Xbox One and/or PS4 this coming fall. The current number one device that people use to stream Netflix is actually the PS3, so scoping out the console landscape can reveal details on what streaming TV will look like in 2014. It may be too early to pick a winner...or is it? Let’s take a look. </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/broadcast-engineering-blog">Broadcast Engineering Blog</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/blog/tv-entertainment-console-battle-xbox-one-vs-ps4" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/blog/tv-entertainment-console-battle-xbox-one-vs-ps4#comments Mobile TV Broadcast Engineering Blog Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:36:00 +0000 109381 at http://broadcastengineering.com Is Time Warner Working to Kill Your Streaming Web Entertainment? http://broadcastengineering.com/blog/time-warner-working-kill-your-streaming-web-entertainment <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/time-warner-working-kill-your-streaming-web-entertainment" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://broadcastengineering.com/site-files/broadcastengineering.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/time-warner-cable-twc-streaming-tv.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body blog-body">Several news outlets including Bloomberg are reporting this week that Time Warner Cable is aligning content incentives that are designed to keep programming on its services and prevent programming from appearing on competing web-based entertainment services such as those from Apple, Google and Roku. Time Warner has hundreds of contracts in place with as many providers, which favor keeping shows on TWC. But how can broadcast networks ready themselves for a future of streaming TV devices? </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/broadcast-engineering-blog">Broadcast Engineering Blog</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/blog/time-warner-working-kill-your-streaming-web-entertainment" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/blog/time-warner-working-kill-your-streaming-web-entertainment#comments Mobile TV Broadcast Engineering Blog Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:35:00 +0000 109371 at http://broadcastengineering.com I Want My MTV: New iPhone/iPad features on-demand programming http://broadcastengineering.com/blog/i-want-my-mtv-new-iphoneipad-features-demand-programming <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/i-want-my-mtv-new-iphoneipad-features-demand-programming" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://broadcastengineering.com/site-files/broadcastengineering.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/mtv-app-ios-download-free-streaming.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body blog-body">Viacom has just launched a new on-demand app for MTV that is available for iOS, including iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Fans can now catch up on full episodes of Teen Mom, Awkward, Teen Wolf and many others directly from inside the app. Content from Ridiculousness, Real World, Nikki and Sara, Catfish and others will include sneak peeks of upcoming episodes, after the show features, bonus clips and new original content. But does anything seem to be missing? </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/broadcast-engineering-blog">Broadcast Engineering Blog</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/blog/i-want-my-mtv-new-iphoneipad-features-demand-programming" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/blog/i-want-my-mtv-new-iphoneipad-features-demand-programming#comments Mobile TV Broadcast Engineering Blog Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:33:00 +0000 109361 at http://broadcastengineering.com Adobe releases Creative Cloud http://broadcastengineering.com/editing/adobe-releases-creative-cloud <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/editing/adobe-releases-creative-cloud" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="adobe cc" src="http://broadcastengineering.com/site-files/broadcastengineering.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/creativecloudtotem5in300ppi.png" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body">All the apps are available for one monthly fee. How will broadcasters adapt?</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://broadcastengineering.com/editing/adobe-releases-creative-cloud" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://broadcastengineering.com/editing/adobe-releases-creative-cloud#comments Business Announcements Editing Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:38:00 +0000 109341 at http://broadcastengineering.com Adobe Creative Cloud, all the apps, always up to date. How will broadcasters react?