CRAIG BIRKMAIER

A look at the past four decades and how technology has evolved and adapted to meet consumers’ needs for their professional and personal use.

It is still unclear whether consumer piracy is a real problem, especially for television programs

It seems like broadcasters are being squeezed at every turn these days. The networks are putting the squeeze on compensation for affiliates. In many cases,

A true studio in a box is now possible, thanks to the convergence of traditional video production tools with IT systems

There have been a series of promotional announcements on the radio lately they sound more like ads to me talking about the advantages of free radio. The

Broadcasters are fighting to keep their entire spectrum to themselves, but they may need a new battle cry

TVs and PCs are looking more and more similar as the component technologies from which they are built rapidly converge.

More than 25 companies demonstrated products in support of H.264 at NAB. Many of these products also support the VC-1 codec from Microsoft. These products

Welcome to NAB2005 your future starts here. That's an interesting way to describe the world's biggest trade show and conference, an event that is focused

If you had to pick two letters from the English alphabet with the potential to have the greatest impact on the future of broadcasting, what would they be?

The May 1, 2002, deadline for all U.S. commercial broadcasters to begin operation of their DTV channels is now history.

It is clear that control over the flow of bits is a critical step in our migration to the new digital media infrastructure.

Is data the big fish that got away?

In the television business, 2006 may well be remembered as the year of YouTube. Yet another in the long list of Internet phenomena, YouTube was founded

Just a few years ago, the DTV standards created and maintained by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) were under attack. ATSC efforts to

The control of intellectual property lies at the heart of the shift from an industrial-based to an information-based global society. Right now, a handful

Do you remember the good old days when television news began covering real-time and near real-time news events? I was in high school when I watched the

The news industry is in turmoil. The Internet is changing the fundamentals of how Americans (as well as people globally) get their daily news fixes. Virtually

Coming into NAB2005, the HDV format was the big buzz

By the time The Telecommunications Act of 2006 is finalized ... you will need a scorecard to identify key players