Bill Hayes
Bill Hayes is the former director of engineering and technology for Iowa PBS and has been at the forefront of broadcast TV technology for more than 40 years. He’s a former president of IEEE’s Broadcast Technology Society, is a Partnership Board Member of the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) and has contributed extensively to SMPTE and ATSC. He is a recipient of Future's 2021 Tech Leadership Award and SMPTE Fellow.
Latest articles by Bill Hayes
Bargaining with Cable
By Bill Hayes published
MSOs want broadcasters' DTV programming, but at what price?
DTV Testing and Building Blues
By Bill Hayes published
This month I would like to start with the initial power on tests of IPTV's first solid-state DTV transmitter for facility KRIN in the Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, Iowa, market.
DTV: It Is Better To Receive
By Bill Hayes published
In this month's Journal I wanted to share some observations I have made over the last few years regarding DTV receivers.

Digital Journal: Beyond Traditional Automation
By Bill Hayes published
IP opens a new world of control possibilities

The BBC’s Hybrid System for EFP
By Bill Hayes published
Well, when we consider that the spectrum crunch is not just about the UHF band as the CTIA’s recent letter to the FCC suggested, yet another reduction in the BAS allocation could be in the offing.

Auction and Repack: Doing the Math
By Bill Hayes published
Well, in what I can only say is stunning, the second stage of the spectrum auction concluded immediately following the end of the first round of bidding in the forward auction portion.

Redefining Television
By Bill Hayes published
ATSC 3.0 and its implications on traditional linear TV

What Are We Going to do With TV?
By Bill Hayes published
A colleague of mine recently passed along a Reader’s Digest article titled “What are we going to do with TV?” from November 1950.

Transitioning Broadcast Automation
By Bill Hayes published
In late February, Avid announced their “Final Sale Plan for FastBreak Automation,” the name for the automation system they acquired with their 2006 purchase of Sundance Digital.

Making Room for UHDTV
By Bill Hayes published
I attended a SMPTE Section meeting in the U.K. recently and got involved in a discussion with several broadcasters regarding our road maps for the future.

ATSC 3.0’s Global Future is a Blank Slate
By Bill Hayes published
Panel of industry leaders discuss the next stages of development for ATSC 3.0.

Is DSLR Video User Friendly?
By Bill Hayes published
Superior video quality, yes; ease of use, not so much

Preparing for the IP Transition
By Bill Hayes published
An 'old school' broadcaster has a lot to learn

LPTV Transition Seeks Higher Power
By Bill Hayes published
Broadcasters weigh benefits against spectrum threat

We're More Than Just 'Content Carriers'
By Bill Hayes published
How can broadcasters differentiate from the competition?

What Goes into Buying a New Switcher?
By Bill Hayes published
Effect on workflows just the beginning

Some Questions for Mobile DTV
By Bill Hayes published
Transmitting service is more than just adding an exciter
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