What Was Hot, Not At This Year’s NAB
Mark Siegel, president of Advanced Broadcast Solutions, went to the NAB Show with a critical eye on the exhibitors and their offerings. He …
Genachowski’s NAB Speech A Wasteland
The FCC chairman's speech to advance his plan to move TV spectrum to wireless broadband fell on mostly deaf ears. Genachowski recognized …
State Broadcasters Meet With Genachowski
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski met with most of a hundred state broadcasters out in Las Vegas this week to talk about the FCC's spectrum …
Accenture Wants Piece Of OTT TV Action
The consulting firm launches a practice for delivering video to set-tops, broadband devices.
Aspera Previews Mobile Data Transport For Android
Aspera Inc. today introduced its fasp-AIR mobile transport technology that enables faster data transfer speeds for wireless networks. NAB …
Japan Crisis Reverberates At NAB Show
The monumental disaster continuing to plague Japan was felt throughout the NAB convention, as many companies, most with Japanese roots, said …
N.J. Broadcasters Push For Improved EAS
Paul S. Rotella, the state broadcasting group’s CEO, updated FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski on the “antiquated” state of …
Fox Gives No Ground On Retrans Sharing
Several station representatives come away from the meeting of Fox affiliates dismayed over the network’s continuing hard-line stance …
NAB’s Smith Draws The Line On Auctions
The NAB president says that an FCC spectrum auction must be totally voluntary, and even at that there need to be assurances that it …
Genachowski Preaches To The Unconverted
The FCC chairman tries to reassure broadcasters that any incentive auction plan of TV spectrum would be voluntary, saying it’s …
NAB 2011: Quintech Electronics Product Preview
2011 NAB Show Preview Quintech Electronics Booth SU60131 Quintech Electronics designs and manufactures state-of-the-art proprietary hardware …
PBS Next-Gen EAS Pilot To Use Mobile DTV
Key partners include LG Electronics and its U.S. R&D subsidiary, Zenith, which will develop handheld mobile DTV devices to receive the …
CBS Affils Ponder Their Post-Couric Future
The new head of CBS News tells the CBS Affiliates Board that he’s focused on improving the CBS Morning News and the CBS Evening News. …
CEA Throws An Elbow At Broadcasters
Just as the NAB opened its annual convention in Las Vegas on Monday, the Consumer Electronics Association released a survey purportedly …
Content Is Key To Mobile DTV Success
The importance of tailoring mobile DTV business models to meet evolving consumer needs was one of the topics at Monday’s panel on the …
Frank: FCC Auction Plan Like ‘Leno In Prime’
As part of an NAB Show panel on the FCC’s spectrum plans, Post-Newsweek President Alan Frank says the proposal to auction spectrum to …
Connected TV Is Bigger Than The Web
Smart TVs will understand the viewers’ needs and choices well enough to make useful suggestions on content and services.
Get TV, Web Sales Staff On Same Page
Sales consultant Jim Doyle tells an NAB audience that both traditional and digital account executives tend to undervalue, even disparage the …
NAB Honors Former CEO Fritts With DSA
The NAB’s former president, Eddie Fritts, who was forced out in 2006, is recognized for his 24 years at the helm with the …
Cameron: 3D TV Needs 2D Talent
James Cameron, the director known for championing 3D technology, told an overflow crowd at the NAB Show in Las Vegas that 3D won't work on …
Sony Intros 3D Cam, Details Tape Shortage
Earthquake damage to the plant that makes HDCAM tape has stopped production until summer. The company has developed a new 3D camera that …
Ross Video Boasts Its New Carbonite Switcher
Ross Video is at the NAB Show with lots of new products, many aimed at mid-market and mid-size operators, as best evidenced by its new …
Harmonic Now Twice As Nice With Omneon
Since its merger with Omneon last year, Harmonic now serves customers on the both the content and delivery chain.
Snell Brings Screentoo To Morpheus
The new app will let viewers at home watching a program to simultaneously interact with it — to buy a product, for example, or play …
Chyron Goes Blue, Officially
Its new line of products includes BlueNet, a system that promises to streamline end-to-end graphic workflows. Sinclair Sinclair Broadcast …
Grass Valley: We’re In It For The Long Haul
The equipment supplier new owners want to quell any uncertainty about its future and unveil a number of new products and improvements, …
Allbritton Going With JVC HD Cameras
As it upgrades to HD news, the station group owner is adding 25 studio cameras and 107 ENG cameras. The ProHD units use non-proprietary SDHC …
ABC Affils May Help Fund Olympics Bids
Helping the network land the 2014 and 2016 Games is part of the discussions the network's affils have in Las Vegas. Judging from the …
Sinclair Orders P2 HD For 12 News Operations
Sinclair Broadcast Group has selected Panasonic's P2 HD camcorder for all 12 of its news producing stations. The order comes on the heels of …
NAB 2011: Empty Chair For Tack Nail
Word from NAB is that there will be a memorial to Tack Nail, the late, great media reporter, at next week's convention in Las Vegas. It will …
NAB 2011: Ensemble Designs Products Preview
2011 NAB Show Preview Ensemble Designs Booth N1323 Ensemble Designs is a provider of signal processing and infrastructure products to the …
News Synergy App Adds 11 Media Clients
News Synergy provides television, newspaper and radio properties with a mobile app solution that leverages the local brand, maintains local …
MDTV To Reach 61% Of U.S. In 12 Months
The prediction by the Open Mobile Video Coalition that mobile DTV will reach more than 71 million households — or 61% of all viewers …
Automation, Traffic: Doing More With Less
Among the myriad of broadcasting gear on display at next week's NAB Show in Las Vegas are automation, traffic and billing equipment and …
HD, Digital Still In Infancy At Most Stations
On eve of NAB 2011, a new report by Positive Flux surveys executives at more than 350 U.S. TV stations and finds huge untapped potential, …
On TAP: Building A TV Tech Farm Team
A new program from the NAB Educational Foundation offers college students and recent grads a chance to take part in a six-month Technology …
Vizrt, Motion Analysis Partner On Motion Tracking
While virtual sets offer limitless creative options for live 2D/3D sets, the calibration and alignment of multiple cameras with the …
NAB 2011: Shoutback Concepts Products Preview
2011 NAB Show Preview Shoutback Concepts Booth SU10814 As a pioneer delivering private white label daily deal solutions through media …
NAB 2011: DSI RF Systems Products Preview
2011 NAB Show Preview DSI RF Systems Booth SU8517 DSI RF Systems Inc., a provider of services and hardware development for the broadcast …
Thoughts From An NAB Maverick
He negotiated must-carry, pushed through regulatory reform and helped facilitate the transition from analog to digital television …
Mobile DTV Will Be Everywhere At NAB Show
Panels, papers, prototypes and ready-to-go technology exhibits on the emerging broadcast mobile market will be a big part of next week's NAB …
Hitachi To Debut 4 High-End HDTV Cameras
The new cameras’ primary design concept is full compliance with the SMPTE424M standard. The cameras employ a new 1080/60p …