That’s just one of the proposals Republican FCC Commissioner Mike O’Reilly has for his colleagues. He’s also got five plans to lighten the regulatory load on broadcasters.
The NAB is “comfortable” with the FCC’s current formula for calculating the opening bids it will use to entice broadcasters to sell spectrum in a reverse auction so that it can resell it to wireless carriers in a conventional forward auction. “It’s important for us to get the entire auction right, not just this one issue,” says NAB’s Rick Kaplan. Among other things, the NAB has to make sure non-selling broadcasters are not harmed in the repacking of the TV band that will follow the auction.
Taking on updating the nation’s communications laws, last revised in 1996, is a gargantuan undertaking, one that has drawn bipartisan support in Congress, at least on the broad strokes. Topping the list of issues that have broadcasters nervous are a major update of the Communications Act and FCC actions, including next year’s incentive auction.
While waiting for the government to develop regulations for drone use by news outlets, NAB Show attendees are urged to adopt safety protocols and have proper insurance coverage so they will be prepared.
NBCU Adopts Panasonic AVC-Ultra Cams
The camcorders will be used for field news acquisition for all NBC News shows as well as for use by MSNBC, CNBC and Telemundo.
NAB President Gordon Smith opened the group’s annual gathering with a list of priorities that included FCC ownership rules, the threat to the “retransmission consent process” posed by the cable TV industry and the FCC’s management of the upcoming incentive auction. He also declared that local broadcasting is “more important today than [it] has ever been,” particularly when it comes to providing news and information that is relevant to their communities.
Exclusives
JVC | Booth C4314 | Website: http://pro.jvc.com JVC Professional Video is unveiling the JVC Private MESH Video Network at the 2015 NAB. A solution for wireless, multi-camera coverage of sports, […]
Sony | Booth C11001 | Website: http://blog.sony.com/nab/ At NAB 2015, Sony is demonstrating an advanced 4K live over IP solution for live broadcasting. This solution centers on the world’s first […]
Ross Video | Booth N3906 | Website: www.rossvideo.com Ross Video and Embrionix jointly announced today that they will be showing openGear modules that provide SMPTE ST-2022-2/TR-01 compliant, JPEG 2000 (J2K) […]
Grass Valley | Booth SL206 | Website: grassvalley.com Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, today announced the latest iTX Integrated Playout Platform version 2.6 with its new broadcast engine. This new […]
Snell | Booth SL2009 | Website: www.quantel.com At NAB 2015, Snell unveiled a format-independent, integrated multiviewer for its Kahuna switcher range, three new ‘Mav’ modules for its Maverik configurable switcher […]
Anvato | Wynn Hotel | Website: www.anvato.com TV Everywhere platform provider Anvato has introduced Anvato Cloud DVR, a fully integrated, pure software cloud recording and storage solution for TVE. Expanding […]
European media technology solutions provider MediaPower has entered into a sales and distribution agreement with XOR Media, to be the exclusive distributor of MediaPower turnkey systems in North America. MediaPower […]
Wohler Technologies | Booth SU3116 | Website: www.wohler.com Wohler Technologies has introduced the first of a range of new products in the company’s new iAM (intelligent adaptable monitoring) series of […]
Volicon | Booth SU7916 | Website: www.volicon.com Volicon is debuting the new Archiver option for its Observer Media Intelligence Platform. Addressing broadcasters’ need for convenient, cost-effective long-term storage of aired […]
ChyronHego | Booth SL1110 | Website: www.chyronhego.com ChyronHego today announced the launch of VistaCam, an all-new broadcast graphics solution for panoramic in-studio video displays. VistaCam provides an ultra-high-resolution “video wall” […]
Here Comes The One-Man-Band Anchor
ChyronHego introduced Studio MediaMaker, what it describes as the in-studio equivalent to what video journalists do in the field. The product provides an “easy-to-use” way to put news on-air without the need for a control room or technicians, the company says.
To be sure you don’t miss issues and announcements of importance to you at the 2015 NAB Show in Las Vegas, TVNewsCheck is providing links below to all our coverage.
The station group sees ad sales in such programming as one key to generating bigger multicast revenue.
To make the transition, Disney/ABC Television Group will use Imagine Communications’ VersioCloud, IP-enabled master control and playout software, replacing traditional broadcast master control that relies on various discrete pieces of technology, such as graphics and branding systems and playout servers. With this new cloud model, the network’s affiliates will continue to have the ability to do local inserts of their own news and other programming, commercials and promos.
Volicon/Nexidia | Booth SU7916 (Volicon) & SL13705 (Nexidia) | Websites: www.volicon.com & www.nexidia.tv On Sunday at the 2015 NAB Show, Volicon and Nexidia announced the release of a joint solution […]
Harmonic | Booth SU1210 | Website: www.harmonicinc.com Harmonic has launched the Spectrum X next-generation media server system. Designed for production and playout applications, the Spectrum X media server system eases […]
Avid | Booth SU902 | Website: www.avid.com Avid introduced the Avid ISIS | 1000 shared storage system, providing independent video and audio professionals and facilities the same level of real-time […]
Elemental Technologies | Booth SU2724 | Website: www.elementaltechnologies.com Elemental Technologies, a supplier of software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, has expanded its product line to support statistical multiplexing and […]
NAB Exhibition Holds Keys To TV’s Future
Many station owners and managers at the convention next week may not bother to visit the exhibit floor, but they should, simply to pay their respects. It’s technology that just might save them. It has allowed TV stations to produce more news and air more channels at less and less cost and it will soon permit them to broadcast to mobile devices.
Washington is full of minefields for broadcasters. But at no time has the regulatory and legislative environment been so littered with tripwires. As broadcasters gather this week in Las Vegas for the NAB Show, D.C. will take center stage. The issues broadcasters are facing in Washington could have a profound affect on the business. It all depends on what Washington regulators and legislators will decide to do.
The new partnership brings together Baron’s radar technology and patented storm tracking and forecasting of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms, and AccuWeather’s displays of the StoryTeller Interactive Touchscreen Solution.
A New Season For Master Control Automation
Changes in technology, changes in broadcast business models and changes in TV viewing habits have worked together to usher in a change of season from “big iron” master control switchers, which — with the assistance of automation technology — control everything needed to put a channel on air, to a season when less expensive, fully capable channel-in-a-box solutions have proliferated. Now another change appears at hand as cloud computing technology makes its presence felt. Read the earlier Hot Topics installments here.
Actor Scott Foley will preside over the April 13 event at the NAB Show in Las Vegas that will see Shonda Rhimes be inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
RTW | Booth C2134 | Website: https://www.rtw.com RTW, a provider of visual audio meters and monitoring devices, will present its TMR7 TouchMonitor audio meter, Smart Series of audio meters and […]
Primeview USA | Booth SL2417 | Website: www.Primeview.biz Primeview USA, a provider of advanced broadcast display solutions, will unveil products featuring OLED technology and HD-SDI connectivity. Show attendees can experience […]
Verance-Linear Acoustic | Booth N5738 Verance Corp., a provider of watermarking solutions, today announced it has partnered with Linear Acoustic to integrate VP1, an open solution for first-screen ACR (automatic […]
L-S-B Broadcast Technologies | Booth N6715 | Website: http://www.l-s-b.de L-S-B Broadcast Technologies will be showcasing seamless IP video switching solutions at the NAB Show. The company will present two SDN […]
Triveni Digital | Booths SU8802 & N5637 | Website: www.TriveniDigital.com Triveni Digital will demonstrate a new targeted advertising application for the ATSC 3.0 next-generation broadcast television standard at the 2015 […]
What’s Hot In Vegas For Three Top TV Techs
WRAL’s Pete Sockett, Cordillera’s Andy Suk and Nexstar’s Blake Russell talk about what’s on their minds and wish lists when they arrive at next week’s NAB Show. Among the topics and gear they’re interested in: the upcoming spectrum repack, ATSC 3.0, text-to-speech, master control, 4K and ENPS.
Fujifilm | Booth C7025 | Website: www.fujifilmusa.com/northamerica At next week’s NAB convention in Las Vegas, the Optical Devices Division of Fujifilm North America will introduce its 4K Ultra HD series […]
Signiant | Booth SL10716 | Website: www.signiant.com Signiant, a provider of intelligent file movement software, will be featuring its Signiant Flight, a hybrid SaaS solution that accelerates the movement of large […]
Vizrt | Booth SL2417 | Website: www.vizrt.com Vizrt, a provider of production tools for the digital media industry, will demonstrate the latest version of its Viz One Workflow Engine at […]
