Blaming towers is for the birds 

I was jogging late one evening in a large park near my home. The nature trails are normally tranquil and solitary. This time, however, I found myself...

NAB: Yes, you should go! 

Friends know that I attend some kind of convention in Las Vegas every spring, but they have no real idea what it's about or why I go. I've tried explaining...

Are Americans quitting TV? 

If Americans stopped watching television, we'd all be in a heap of trouble. So, when I spy a headline predicting a video apocalypse, I follow up and dig...

The leaky cloud 

Cloud storage was certainly a hot button for 2011 and will be equally as hot this year. Though there has not been widespread adoption of storage or software...

Damn nuts 

We've all been tripped up by something to which we should have seen or paid attention. Perhaps you locked your keys inside the car because your mind was...

We are watching a revolution 

This last month saw more new camera releases, and there has never been more choice. Image quality is increasing as prices drop. It is no coincidence that...

Looking forward from IBC 

Another IBC, and the usual question: What was the buzz? As attendees read the runes, there are conflicting messages. The news media predicts the second...

Tethered users and toilet tablets 

A late August e-mail subject line captured my attention. While the e-mail appeared to have little to directly impact OTA broadcasting, the title could...

Connecting with viewers 

The path from the TV station to a viewer's television set used to be simple and direct: transmit antenna to receive antenna. Today, there are a variety...

Virtual trade shows 

An electrical problem has shut down Amtrak and closed the northeast corridor tracks into New York. Those were the words I heard one morning at 5 a.m....

Frequencies for sale 

Just over a year ago, the FCC released its long-awaited National Broadband Plan (NBP). For broadcasters, the plan means losing 120MHz, or 20 channels,...

Angry birds and Lady Gaga 

Editorial Director Brad Dick takes on FCC Chairman Julius Genachowsksi and his Feb. 7 speech to the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, where he ranted about America’s low ranking in broadband adoption....

Where is the metadata? 

The old systems for delivering SD commercials need an injection of modern data management to meet demands for lower error rates and greater efficiency....

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HD channel sharing 

In a recent article, Technical paper finds HD channel sharing to be viable in achieving FCC spectrum goals (available online at http://ow.ly/2hrPs), Broadcast...

Feedback : July 2010 

Thoughts and viewpoints from Broadcast Engineering’s readers from July 2010...

Google TV 

Google revealed its highly anticipated Google TV product. Google TV is a combination of software and hardware that merges the Internet and TV. ...

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