Mario Orazio
Latest articles by Mario Orazio
DTV - and its new "enhancements"
By Mario Orazio published
You might not have noticed that this time all the technical rules have changed. Ayup, this is another rant on DTV - and its new "enhancements."
TV TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES 2001 MARIO AWARD WINNERS
By Mario Orazio published
April 25, 2001 - NAB 2001 - Las Vegas, NV –TV Technology announced is has selected the 10 winners of the 2001 Mario Awards.
There's Nothing Like Progress!
By Mario Orazio published
You might not have noticed that it's possible to watch lousy NTSC. Hey – I ain't for one second suggesting that you ought to watch lousy NTSC; I'm just saying it's possible.
Arroz By Any Other Name Would Still Be Rice
By Mario Orazio published
You might not have noticed that now that millions of Americans have glymphs, the znarble transition has finally taken off
With Gifts Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
By Mario Orazio published
YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE NOTICED that Congress doesn't write all the laws. Nature has come up with a few. Last time I checked, the Second Law of Thermodynamics didn't appear in the Federal Code.
Something Big Broke
By Mario Orazio published
You might not have noticed that everything breaks. Venus de Milo once had arms. The Sphinx once had a nose. The Grand Canyon was once flat. Everything breaks.
This Little Piggy of a Market
By Mario Orazio published
You might not have noticed that there's a wee mite of a difference between Salt Lake City and the Salt Lake City television market.
In the New Year, Go for the Glass
By Mario Orazio published
Felicitazioni! The new year is about to begin; your equipment budget’s been planned, and now you’re stressed out about parting company with all that cash.
Hunting Disruptors At The NAB Show
By Mario Orazio published
You might not have noticed, but… disruptors aren’t just for Klingons any more
Dreamin’ of Chameleons
By Mario Orazio published
You might not have noticed, but... your production gear ain’t what it used to be.
Cut the Centercut
By Mario Orazio published
You might not have noticed, but… some things ain’t worth protectin’.
Next Gen TV: Will the Bang Match the Buzz?
By Mario Orazio published
These days, light-years away from the technologies of my youth, there’s a different gawd-awful, annoying TV buzz: the high-frequency buzz induced by marketers spinning the ATSC 3.0 feature set.
2014: A Year Not Unlike Others
By Mario Orazio published
You might not have noticed, but… you might be tracking the wrong trends.
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