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MXF is off the starting blocksAt a recent symposium on MXF developments in broadcast operations, I heard how those who have persevered with the format are now beginning to reap the... |
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Metadata interchange Dear Brad Gilmer: I thought the July 2007 Computers & Networks column titled Metadata interchange was a great article. Clearly standardized...
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Embrace change or be left behindI have been following the recent analog switchoff in a small region of the UK. The analog shutoff is protracted as region-by-region digital transmitter... |
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Incoming: the exafloodQuestion: What is an exaflood? My first computer, a Radio Shack TRS-80, had 16K of memory and used a cassette tape for data I/O. Today, one of my several... |
Live, via satellite!
A largely unheralded 50th anniversary passed us by last month. On Oct. 4, 1957, Americans woke up to headlines that the Soviet Union had successfully...
Must-carry rules set
As of Feb. 17, 2009, all U.S. TV stations are expected to cease broadcasting in analog and commence digital-only operations. For viewers with digital...
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Revisiting Competition is ugly Dear editor: I work in the cable business and take strong exception to your statement at the end of Competition is ugly...
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UHDTV: A wish or a waste?Recently SMPTE has expressed interest in Japanese broadcaster NHK's project to develop an ultra high-definition television system (UHDTV). Much as HDTV... |
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The FCC's DTV trick or treatIt's that time of year again. Your doorbell rings and when you answer, you're greeted with little costumed munchkins begging for candy and promising tricks... |
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NBC's non-HD redux Dear editor: I was reading the Broadcast Engineering August 2007 Feedback column as I flew home from a recent NBC Sports assignment...
The elephant in the room
Broadcast television to be replaced by the Internet and Advertising moving to the Internet are a couple of the screaming headlines today. But, what's...
DTV resolution
With less than a year-and-a-half before the end of analog TV broadcasting (except for Class A, LPTV and TV translators), the FCC continues to issue orders...
What's your excuse?
As the era of analog NTSC broadcasting inches closer to an end, the percentage of U.S. homes with widescreen, HD-capable displays is growing rapidly....
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The future is all around youSeptember is IBC time. It was not long ago that the show title changed from the International Broadcasting Convention to just plain IBC in order to reflect... |
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Competition is uglyNot surprisingly, cable’s mouthpiece, NCTA vice president of communications Brian Dietz, chimed in that à la carte would merely reduce viewers’ options while increasing their costs.... |
Reader Feedback
Regarding your July 2007 editorial, “Could interference kill DT V?,” I have a parallel question....
DTV diaspora
In this age of the enlightened consumer, the lack of awareness by the average viewer and, for the relatively few who are aware, the level of confusion surrounding the DTV transition remains unbounded....
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SD eyesore Dear editor: On its Web site, NBC Sports provides TV viewers with an e-mail address (feedback@nbcsports.com) for feedback, but the e-mail inbox...
Life after NTSC?
Just a few years ago, the DTV standards created and maintained by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) were under attack. ATSC efforts to...
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EU lines up for mobile TV standards warThe old standards issue has risen again. Should legislators set technical standards or leave it to the market to decide? This month, the topic in the... |
