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James Careless is an award-winning journalist who has written for TV Technology since the 1990s. He has covered HDTV from the days of the six competing HDTV formats that led to the 1993 Grand Alliance, and onwards through ATSC 3.0 and OTT. He also writes for Radio World, along with other publications in aerospace, defense, public safety, streaming media, plus the amusement park industry for something different.

Latest articles by James Careless

VR, IP Interoperability to Headline IBC 2016

By James Careless published 1 September 16

Events

DRM and the Challenge of Securing Content

By James Careless published 27 October 16

Maintaining a balance between access and piracy

NBC Goes All ‘Out’ for NHL

By James Careless published 11 February 16

Playing NHL hockey games inside repurposed football arenas—with an outdoor NHL ice rink set up on the field—is an eye-catching spectacle, and NBC Sports Group is covering it accordingly.

Sports

Closed Captioning Advances Slated for NAB 2016

By James Careless published 9 February 16

As of Jan. 1, 2016, the FCC now requires broadcasters to close caption “straight lift clips”—video clips pulled from TV shows originally broadcast with captions—that they post online.

Products

NBC’s Kentucky Derby Coverage Shines Despite Soggy Conditions

By James Careless published 22 May 18

Network deploys “Batcam” to cover the back stretch

Products

The Next Revolution in Content Creation

By James Careless published 15 October 18

How the concept of the 'next-gen media supply' chain is affecting workflows.

Ready to Go IP?

By James Careless published 16 November 17

System integrators recommend considering the hybrid model first

ENG Widens Its Scope

By James Careless published 21 July 16

From cellular to BAS, new systems use variety of transmission methods

Pro Golf Tees Up New Tech

By James Careless published 26 June 17

Televised professional golf is quickly adapting the latest graphic enhancements to give fans the ultimate in immersive and information-rich experiences.

Sports

Keeping Up With the Weather ‘Mets’

By James Careless published 15 August 17

TV meteorologists push vendors to meet viewers’ expectations

Weather Channel Shoots for ‘4K in Four Years’

By James Careless published 23 September 14

“4K in Four Years”: That’s the slogan driving The Weather Channel team’s ambitious plans to fully convert to 4K content acquisition, production and distribution by 2018.

CBS Run-up the US Open

By James Careless published 21 August 14

After nearly five decades, 2014 marks the last year that CBS Sports broadcasts the US Open tennis tournament.

Sports

Streaming Delivers Viewers to Networks

By James Careless published 5 May 15

To date, ABC has garnered a combined 1.78 billion views of its content across the Web, mobile and connected TVs.

High-Octane Communications

By James Careless published 27 June 14

No margin for error: It’s a fact of life for race car drivers, and for TV networks like ESPN and Fox who broadcast their races live.

Sports

Getting the Most Out of Newscasts

By James Careless published 3 February 15

Today’s TV news directors have to produce content not just for broadcast, but for the Web and mobile platforms as well...

Choppers v. Drones for ENG

By James Careless published 28 April 14

The double-fatality crash of the KOMO-TV news helicopter in Seattle in March is just the latest in a series of deadly news helicopter crashes in recent years.

Manufacturers Take Pragmatic Approach to 4K Multiviewers

By James Careless published 21 November 14

More I/Os, smaller control units

Future-Proofing for 4K

By James Careless published 18 December 14

CP Communications is building 4K signal carriage capability into HD21, a new 53-foot transmission and master control truck being built for Fox Sports’ golf coverage.

Networks Ramp Up New Tech For Football

By James Careless published 31 August 15

U.S. television networks are taking advantage of advanced video formats, IP-based signal routing, and just-in-time video file transfers to enhance coverage of the NFL and college football season.

Sports

4K/UHD to Headline SMPTE 2013

By James Careless published 9 October 13

4K/Ultra High Definition TV will be front and center at the SMPTE 2013 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, Oct. 22– 24 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, Calif.

Events

Switcher Vendors Eye IP With Caution

By James Careless published 30 December 15

Yes, IP is making its way into the video production chain; and yes, IP-based equipment can deliver a lot more signals (over Ethernet) and switching options than SDI-over-coax can.