ANTHONY R. GARGANO

Put the financial geniuses in charge of the asylum, and they will invariably come up with the worst of ideas that favor short-term, bottom-line results.

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

The networks are happy because recently completed upfront ad sales for the fall season reversed a downward trend that began two years ago. How did the

Countries, and the robustness of their economies, rise and fall on the basis of fiscal policies. All too often, those policies are dictated by the latest

The world of high tech, it seems, is always rife with buzz words, and certainly broadcast is no exception. One of the buzz words we hear today constantly

In the February 2010 edition of Broadcast Engineering, I wrote a column about nontraditional tools for use in broadcast and production applications. One

There is an old saying that goes something like: With age comes wisdom. Actually, with age comes age — plus a lot of experience.

What a mess! There are 17 months until the DTV transition. How many viewers will be surprised when their TV screens goes dark? Microsoft will be happy

For years, analog NTSC just chugged along with relatively simple routing and switching requirements. The future-proofing challenge when laying out a new

Let the hype begin! The International CES Show has come and gone, and the 3-D juggernaut has now left the station. 3-D technology seemed to permeate every

At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Microsoft's Chairman Bill Gates reported on the imminent doom of television because of Internet-distributed

Another NAB convention is once again Las Vegas history. If you did not have a chance to attend and envelop yourself in the latest in industry technology

A peaceful, tree-lined setting across from a softball field seems like a wonderful locale to house artifacts from the storied, early years of television.

Talk about a technology that refuses to accept no for an answer; welcome to yet another incarnation of 3-D as an entertainment viewing medium. From parlor

Talk about a technology that refuses to accept no for an answer; welcome to yet another incarnation of 3-D as an entertainment viewing medium. From parlor

Some recent newspaper headlines include: WUSA Drops Weekend Morning Newscasts, in the Washington Post on Jan. 7; WYOU-TV Pulls Local Newscast in the Republican

A trip out of the cold and snow of the Northeast to the palm trees and warmth of sunny Rancho Mirage, CA must be a boondoggle. Actually, it really wasn't.

There are cost savings but also challenges

The supply chain of content from its initial acquisition to final delivery to the viewer has been revolutionized as a function of the digital era in which

My name is Tony Gargano, and I am a junkie. Yes, I confess: I am hopelessly addicted. It all started many years ago when I read my first issue of Then

From the personal journal of Joe Broadcaster: Let's see. The DTV transition date is just a little more than six months away. The new antenna is in place.