BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

Well, folks, we're at the fork in the digital television road, and we have to make some choices.

This year's NAB was certainly something all right, but exactly what I'm not so sure.

The ambiance of Amsterdam can't be compared with Las Vegas. Unfortunately, this year, there seemed to be several more reasons to compare IBC with NAB.

I was cruising along to work one morning when a small VW Bug whipped up beside me on the right. Looking over, I noticed it was being driven by a young

Editorial director Brad Dick discusses the cloudy issue of DTV technology rights ownership.

The stage is set for a seismic battle between the over-the-air (OTA) broadcast industry and the most powerful political animals in the world: a Congress

The FCC has seemingly ignored a recent Washington, D.C., Circuit Court ruling that says it has no power to regulate broadband and will attempt to further

How's your station doing, economically speaking? Are sales above last year? If your station is like most other companies, times are probably tough. For

Apple and AT&T recently found themselves in hot water with the FCC when Google complained about its Voice application not being allowed on Apple's iPhone.

Dark, ominous clouds of potentially cataclysmic, business-changing proportions are brewing in Washington. Formed by converging forces of progressive-philosophy-leaning

After enduring a 22-hour, door-to-door travel time getting home from IBC, I'm ready to endorse children-free airplanes. I was unfortunate enough to encounter

By the time you read this, you're either still recovering from NAB or maybe better you didn't go at all. Trust me, it's not the end of the world if you

The eco-czars’ answer to ever larger TV sets is that they be made more efficient with such federally mandated “features” as sleep modes and require efficiency labels

Will the real HDTV programming please show up

On Nov. 4, Disney released its animated movie Chicken Little. You recall the original story...

Editorial director Brad Dick discusses Adobe Pass, a technology that provides viewers with the content portability and access they demand, and why broadcasters should take note.

The path from the TV station to a viewer's television set used to be simple and direct: transmit antenna to receive antenna. Today, there are a variety

Editorial director Brad Dick revisits his prediction about 8-VSB in light of an FCC recommendation that the industry move to adopt COFDM

Editorial director Brad Dick discusses the growing prevalence of over-the-top TV and how it will impact broadcasters going forward

A recent story on the Broadcast Engineering website reviewed Qualcomm's potential decision to sell its video delivery business, FLO TV. Qualcomm's chairman

Editorial director Brad Dick discusses the FCC’s decision to delay the approval of an experimental license for a new DTV system proposed by SpectrumEvolution.org and the possible motives behind it