Deborah D McAdams

Give us liberty from the 39-month repack deadline, or give us a waiver process, the National Association of Broadcasters told the FCC.

Broadcasters will set their final collective asking price for 108 MHz of TV spectrum on Thursday, and bidding by wireless providers for that spectrum will start four days later, on Monday, Dec. 5.

New York gathering discusses transition away from SDI

Upfront payments from bidders for relinquished TV spectrum are due July 1, the Federal Communications Commission announced today.

“The explosive growth of the unmanned aircraft industry makes evaluating detection technologies an urgent priority,” said Marke “Hoot” Gibson, FAA senior advisor on UAS Integration.

Coding an app for the next-gen TV broadcasting platform is less complicated than conjuring one.

The opening round of the 2016 TV spectrum incentive auction has officially ended, marking the launch of a weeks-long process to reassign broadcast TV channels for use by wireless broadband providers.

Grass Valley went back to its roots this year with a new production switcher.

TV set makers are joining broadcasters on ATSC 3.0, the new IP-based broadcast transmission standard now in fast-track development.

Avid is rolling out new software-defined storage, advanced graphics capability, and an end-to-end production workflow for the Panasonic Ultra LongG format at this year’s NAB Show.

Weigel Broadcasting is relatively small as TV station groups go...

The sum of all noise from undesired signals is called the “noise floor,” and people who advise the FCC on technology matters suspect it’s rising.

“No doubt—ATSC 3.0, HDR/4K and VR/AR.”

“I think people who got burned by the 3D fantasy are struggling mightily to jump on the VR bandwagon.”

ATSC has elevated the A/342 audio standard for ATSC 3.0 to the status of a Candidate Standard.

“Every booth had something 4K.”

“I believe that ultimately the transition to IP instead of SDI is a short-term solution that will ultimately be replaced by completely hybrid cloud solutions.”

“Most of the manufacturers have finally agreed that AIMS (2022-6) for video over IP is the direction the industry should move.”

“It’s great to see the SMPTE DCP finally being adopted by major cinema chains!”

“Central Hall West was literally abuzz!!!”