600 MHz Auction Drama and Debate Builds August 19^th 2015 - 10:00 AM

Nine months before the 600 MHz auction is scheduled to open and proponents on all sides claim reasons and rights to spectrum territory. The drama leading up to the big auction has all the ingredients of a ratings-winning TV show. This is extreme reality TV nobody will see on TV.

Ready for Repack? July 31^st 2015 - 03:15 PM

Changing channels is expensive. At a minimum, it will require a new antenna. Who’s going to pay for it and when?

ATSC 3.0 Next-Gen TV Field Tests Show Positive Results July 12^th 2015 - 08:01 AM

Under a FCC experimental broadcast license, Tribune Broadcasting’s WJW-TV is providing a DTV transmitter, tower and 6-MHz channel for ATSC 3.0-related field testing in Cleveland. Field tests of key elements of ATSC 3.0 have been underway since mid-May by a collaboration of LG Electronics, Zenith R&D Lab and G…

Adventures in Broadcasting, Part 2: Say Hi to Wi-Fi July 6^th 2015 - 08:19 AM

IP video over Wi-Fi provided a solid new signal transport solution at a fraction of most wireless link costs. Wi-Fi was easy. The challenge was finding available devices to convert camera HDMI into IP for Wi-Fi transport, and decoders to convert IP back to HDMI for the production switcher.

Caution Still The Watchword Over 4k July 1^st 2015 - 02:01 PM

Ultra High Definition (UHD), or 4k as it’s also known, is now firmly established in the minds of broadcast professionals and viewers alike, even if far from being established in TV studios and the home.

Adventures In Live Broadcast, Part 1 June 24^th 2015 - 08:03 AM

Anyone who says engineering live field production is a breeze isn’t serious.

Broadcast Transmitter Trends May 29^th 2015 - 04:55 PM

New broadcast transmitter benchmarks set at NAB 2015.

Mobile industry snubs EBU overtures over harmonized spectrum May 15^th 2015 - 01:39 PM

The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) has been reaching out to mobile operators in a bid to reach a compromise that will secure the future of over the air broadcasting beyond 2020. But so far these efforts have been largely rebuffed by the cellular sector, which was conspicuous by its absence at…

With ATSC 3.0 Looming, Broadcasters Have Momentous Decisions to Make April 27^th 2015 - 07:04 AM

In the months ahead, OTA television station owners face some momentous decisions. Fast-changing technology will force them to either sell their spectrum in upcoming FCC auctions or rebuild their technological and business infrastructures to operate in a highly competitive Internet-centric future.

European broadcasters seek to draw spectral line against mobile April 13^th 2015 - 09:33 AM

The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) is urging its members to lobby regulators against conceding any further spectrum to mobile operators in the run up to the next global conference on frequency allocations at the end of the year. Unless European broadcasters hold on to the UHF band (470-694 MHz), Free…