Tom Butts

Tom Butts

Tom has covered the broadcast technology market for the past 25 years, including three years handling member communications for the National Association of Broadcasters followed by a year as editor of Video Technology News and DTV Business executive newsletters for Phillips Publishing. In 1999 he launched digitalbroadcasting.com for internet B2B portal Verticalnet. He is also a charter member of the CTA's Academy of Digital TV Pioneers. Since 2001, he has been editor-in-chief of TV Tech (www.tvtech.com), the leading source of news and information on broadcast and related media technology and is a frequent contributor and moderator to the brand’s Tech Leadership events.

Latest articles by Tom Butts

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Bitcentral Announces New Investment, Appoints Sam Kamel CEO

By Tom Butts published

Unnamed private investor to replace equity fund owner

People
political advertising

Broadcasters Have Garnered the Lion’s Share of 2024 Campaign TV Ad Spend

By Tom Butts published

Rossum: $62.7M has been spent on TV campaigns in the past six months

Dallas Mavericks

Gray to Broadcast 10 Dallas Mavericks Games in March & April

By Tom Butts published

Mavericks join Phoenix Suns and New Orleans Pelicans to air on Gray stations in their respective markets

Sports
APTS

Public Broadcasters Discuss Tech Strategies

By Tom Butts published

APTS 2024 Public Media Summit explores ATSC 3.0, streaming and AI

DirecTV

DirecTV Made Whole Again After Nationwide Signal Outage

By Tom Butts published

Company repositioned satellite as thousands of customers were without service for nearly two days

AI

Lightricks Launches LTX Studio Generative AI Filmmaking Platform

By Tom Butts published

Public launch to be held March 27

Products
Xperi

Xperi Signs Up Four U.S. Telcos for TiVo Broadband

By Tom Butts published

Buckeye Broadband, Blue Stream Fiber, Blue Ridge Communications and Bluepeak all now offering their subscribers TiVo Broadband

Money

Streaming Revenues Expected to Eclipse Pay-TV Revenues in U.S. This Year

By Tom Butts published

Increased revenue from advertising and a boost in subscriber growth, alongside the decline in traditional pay TV, has led to inflection point, Ampere says

Research
DIVA

Telestream Releases DIVA 9 for Intelligent Media Management

By Tom Butts published

Latest update to company’s middleware platform enhances archiving and data management

Products
ATEME

Ateme to Showcase Updates to its Ad Insertion Tech at 2024 NAB Show

By Tom Butts published

Company's Server Side Ad Insertion solution now supports the latest Apple HLS Intersitials spec for improved ad viewing experience

Products
Avid

Avid Adds New Content Management Features to MediaCentral

By Tom Butts published

New features promote efficiencies, save time, company says

Products
watching sports

Sports Increasingly Influencing Consumer Streaming Choices

By Tom Butts published

More than a third of respondents to Hub survey say sports is "much more important than other kinds of content"

Sports
NEO

Orlando's Orange TV PEG Station Taps PlayBox Neo for Playout

By Tom Butts published

Government-access station installs master and redundant system for extensive programming needs

Products
mic

FCC Adopts New Protocol for Wireless Mics

By Tom Butts published

New rules allow use of Wireless Multi-Channel Audio Systems standard

Regulatory and Standards
Pixabay

NPAW: VOD, Linear TV Viewing Increased in 2023 for First Time in Two Years

By Tom Butts published

‘Quality of Experience’ also up by double digits

Research
Cox Media Group

DirecTV, Cox End Station Blackout Just in Time for Super Bowl LVIII

By Tom Butts published

All 12 Cox Media Group stations were returned to the satellite lineup before 6:30 gametime

SB

Super Bowl LVIII Wrap Up: Viewing Numbers Up, Paramount+ Stumbles

By Tom Butts published

A promotion for a new upscale soda was among the most popular ads

Sports
fees

Kagan: Broadcast Fee Growth Slowed in 2023

By Tom Butts published

Carriage disputes, cord-cutting blamed

Pixabay

Linear TV Continues its Decline

By Tom Butts published

"The traditional TV advertising playbook no longer applies"

Research
V

Vinten Adds AI-Powers Presenter Tracking to its VEGA Control System

By Tom Butts published

Company partners with Seervision for v1.1

Products
Pixabay

Parks: Nearly Half of Pay-TV Subscribers Want to Use Their TVs for Smart Home Control and Security

By Tom Butts published

Feature second only to having the ability to stream content from an online video service via a pay-TV service

Research
TAG

TAG Expands Sales and Technical Teams

By Tom Butts published

New hires, promotions to focus on the Americas

People
Apple

Apple Could Sell 350K Vision Pros in 2024 Alone, Despite Hefty $3,500 Price

By Tom Butts published

Sales will eclipse those of cheaper VR systems from Meta, Sony, Techopedia says

Products
Gray Television

Gray, Marquee Broadcasting Swap Assets to Build SLC Station

By Tom Butts published

Marquee will acquire two Wyoming stations in exchange for FCC permit to build KCBU-TV facility

Regulatory and Standards
Susan

Remembering Susie

By Tom Butts published

“There are few people whose very entrance into a room can make the gathering a sunnier and happier one. That was Susie"

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