Latest articles by Deborah D McAdams
LightSquared Files for Bankruptcy
The company said it filed voluntarily to give itself “time to resolve regulatory issues that have prevented it from building its coast-to-coast integrated satellite 4G wireless network.”
Broadcast Lobby Calls for Spectrum Inventory
The broadcast lobby is asking for a spectrum inventory once again after previous efforts failed to secure Congressional action.
NAB Drops Court Challenge of White Spaces
The organization filed a motion to dismiss its petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
McAdams On: Surplus Spectrum
It seems the wireless industry doesn’t have any use for the 18 TV channels it obtained in 2008 auction of 700 MHz spectrum.
Harmonic Sees Growth in Broadcast Business
Harmonic see a growth opportunity among broadcasters, the company’s chief executive told Wall Street this week.
McAdams On: Privatizing Broadcasting
An NAB or two ago I asked Bill Lake if broadcasters could bid on spectrum in the 2014 incentive auction.
Primetime Linear TV Still Rules the World, Ericsson’s ConsumerLab Finds
Reports of the demise of primetime TV are premature, according to data from Ericsson’s ConsumerLabs.
Bob Valinski Joins Orad as Sales Manager for Eastern U.S. and Canada
Orad announced the addition of a business development professional, Bob Valinski, to manage Orad sales initiatives for the Eastern United States and Canada.
tvONE Hires New R&D Test Engineers
tvONE announced the selection of four new R&D test engineers who will be based in Maidenhead, England.
RT Software adds Analysis to Saudi TV 'King Cup
RT Software worked with Trans Gulf Media to supply two graphics systems for the studio analysis.
National Press Club Installs For-A Switcher
The club, whose other studio is equipped with a For-A HVS-350HS video switcher, chose For-A’s HVS-4000 3 M/E video switcher for its new control room.
FCC Staff Demos TVStudy
A test run of TVStudy software involving 13 Alaska TV stations took less than a minute on a MacBook.
TVStudy Update No. 3 Does Cross-Border Analysis
TVStudy Vers. 1.2.7 is said to be able to perform cross-border channel analysis of TV signal interference between stations in the United States and those in Canada and Mexico “on proxy channels.”
Telestream Acquires Captioning Company, CPC
Telestream notest that content producers and distributors are all facing increasing demands to caption their content for broadcast, web and mobile distribution.
Comment Period Extended for Closed Captioning Rules
The FCC has extended the comment period on its proposed rules for closed-captioning on Internet-delivered TV shows.
WVIT-TV Unveils HD ENG Truck
The 4x4 pickup truck is capable of transmitting high-definition satellite and microwave images and is designed to withstand severe weather and rough road conditions in breaking news situations.
