Qligent (Companies)

We provide comprehensive monitoring and analysis solutions to empower broadcasters and content providers with insights, efficiency and confidence to make critical business decisions in an evolving media market. Qligent’s innovative software and cloud service technologies enable content distributors to m

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Navigating the Many Layers of the ATSC 3.0 Ecosystem: Part 2 July 19th 2018 - 09:00 AM

Navigating the Many Layers of the ATSC 3.0 Ecosystem: Part 2

Part One of this two-part series explored the various layers and protocols of ATSC 3.0 that broadcasters must understand to take full advantage of the opportunities available through the technology. This second and final installment explores best practices for signal verification and compliance across the ATSC 3.0 ecosystem. …

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Managing the “FUD” of Repack and ATSC 3.0 March 7th 2017 - 10:00 AM

Managing the “FUD” of Repack and ATSC 3.0

The acronym “FUD” stands for “fear, uncertainty, and doubt”. FUD neatly describes the unsettled attitude of many Directors of Engineering (DOEs) towards the approaching double-whammy of the FCC’s Spectrum Repack, and the advent of ATSC 3.0 Over-the-Air (OTA) broadcasting. …

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Testing, One-Six April 6th 2016 - 03:00 PM

Testing, One-Six

The needle on the compass pointing to the direction of television broadcasting technical progress is the latest Test & Measurement category of broadcast TV equipment to be introduced and exhibited at the 2016 NAB Show. …

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Soft Troubleshooting September 7th 2015 - 08:00 AM

Soft Troubleshooting

The few remaining moving parts in television stations other than automated studio cameras are fans, pumps and disk drives. Electro-mechanics has been replaced by chips and buffers with settings. Maintenance engineers need a new tool box. …

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