Bob Kovacs
Bob Kovacs is the former Technology Editor for TV Tech and editor of Government Video. He is a long-time video engineer and writer, who now works as a video producer for a government agency. In 2020, Kovacs won several awards as the editor and co-producer of the short film "Rendezvous."
Latest articles by Bob Kovacs
SSD-Based Servers Gain Traction
By Bob Kovacs published
Solid-state technology has the right chops but not the right price—yet
Live News Trucks Roll in a Tough Economy
By Bob Kovacs published
Smaller trucks, improved maintenance keep the fleet running
ATSC 3.0 Plans for Television's Future
By Bob Kovacs published
Developing a standard that 'leaps well past HD' will take years
3D Monitors Put Video in Perspective
By Bob Kovacs published
Sizes and technology are available for any production requirement
Monitors Take to the Field
By Bob Kovacs published
LCD displays rule the field, but change is coming
NAB Product Preview: Test and Measurement
By Bob Kovacs published
As equipment becomes increasingly sophisticated and automated, the need for test & measurement products has never been greater.
Monitors Get Smaller, Lighter
By Bob Kovacs published
Flat panel monitors will be thinner and more flexible
Multiviewers for the Big Jobs
By Bob Kovacs published
Large venues please the crowd with multiviewer displays
Bigger Is Still Better
By Bob Kovacs published
Satellite trucks keep rolling, despite the allure of IP video
Going on the Road with Multiviewers
By Bob Kovacs published
Lightweight flat-panel displays offer low power consumption, save valuable truck space
BAS Relocation Complete
By Bob Kovacs published
An insider's look at the six-year project
JPEG XS Reduces Cabling Bandwidth Needs
By Bob Kovacs published
‘Lossless’ compression promises to simplify production infrastructure.
Multiviewers Embrace IP Video Networking
By Bob Kovacs published
Popular monitoring tool now available for the latest standards
How IP Architecture Works for Live Production
By Bob Kovacs published
New SMPTE standard improves interoperability.
Repack Begins, Deadlines Tight
By Bob Kovacs published
As stations transition to new channels, Congress allocates more money
Multiviewers Dominate Sports Monitoring
By Bob Kovacs published
Customers should look for IP capability, 4K
NAB Show Product Review: Fiber, Cable & Connectors
By Bob Kovacs published
Less than four years ago, a well-regarded expert on the subject of coaxial cable told me that creating affordable and practical 12G coax was not going to happen.
NAB Show Product Review: Transmission
By Bob Kovacs published
If there were any television transmitters on the NAB Show floor that used IOTs or other tubes, I did not see them.
Jeffery Maddox, BAS Relocation Team Member, Dies in Traffic Accident
By Bob Kovacs published
Maddox worked on the Sprint Nextel Broadcast Auxiliary Spectrum relocation project from 2005 to 2010, as a program manager responsible for contracts and documents.
NAB 2015 Portends Major Changes In the Air
By Bob Kovacs published
It turns out that 2015 may be one of the more pivotal years in the broadcast industry, due to the accelerating pace of technology.
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