BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

As I clicked through the channels, I discovered there are only three kinds of programming at this hour.

Media Armageddon is coming. The end as we know it will come soon, starting as an epidemic of media mergers. The hundreds of media companies will be quickly consumed by a few, omnipotent corporations.

If broadcasters think European viewers will be content with 625-like digital video, they are wrong. Once TV viewers see HD images, they want it.

Okay, I'm not the brightest bulb in the lot, but I know when a company doesn't care about my business. In this case, I'm talking about the cable company.

I recently had the pleasure of spending about a week with my young adult niece as she visited me between college semesters. The visit turned out to be

I recently stumbled across the TV program Living with Ed. The show stars Ed Begley Jr. and his wife, Rachelle Carson. Begley is probably best known for

Along with a continued spell of global warming It's 4 degrees with a windchill of 20 below outside as I write this the news of impending monumental changes

Breezing through the garbage, euphemistically called press releases, that crosses my desk daily, I came across one from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).

There's a new competitor coming to your viewers' TV sets: the Internet. No, I'm not talking about the Internet being viewed on a computer; I'm talking

I've previously been of the opinion that TV viewers would never settle for watching TV programming on computers because it required a lean-forward experience.

I love the Apple commercial with four gray-suited guys who represent the Vista operating system. One says, Well, I'm pleased to say, I've been error-free

I recently spent an entire day cleaning my basement. One result was a small mountain of old computers and electronics to be trashed. My first thought

I'm typing with clinched teeth this morning as the news reports continue nonstop about the automotive industry's demand that taxpayers bail out its poorly

What will you be doing on the morning of Feb. 17, 2009? I'm guessing a lot of Broadcast Engineering readers will be answering viewer telephone calls.

Developments in high-speed Internet and low-cost local storage, in addition to an increasing supply of companies willing to deliver video over IP, are

What could have been a relatively smooth transition to digital television is turning into an all-out political war. The recent movie title, There Will

What's your favorite comfort food? For a Midwesterner, it might be chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes. For a Bostonian, comfort food might be clam

Have you ever installed an upgrade service pack on your computer? How'd it go? Perhaps like me, less than perfect. After installing Microsoft's SP2 on

While watching the Fox News channel, I’ve realized just how much extraneous crap — excuse me, information — is being crammed onto our TV screens

And the winners are With five Excellence Awards under our belt, we've got this process nailed down. This year's 42 entries topped last year's by 25 percent.

Have you ever been to a museum or novelty store that displayed holographic images or perhaps even offered them for sale? It's amazing how three-dimensional

The FCC is deciding how much kiddy-focused programming you have to broadcast to keep your license

It looks like FCC Chairman Michael Powell is finally putting some air back in the nation's DTV system.