ATSC Looks to Future With Mobile DTV
11.02.2009
Following a final vote of approval from the ATSC membership on October 15, the long process to develop a comprehensive standard to address the need for a mobile digital television service has reached completion. More...

First ATSC DTV Standard Ballot Closes
07.07.2009
Approval of a standard in ATSC requires at least two levels of balloting: first, the Technology and Standards Group (TSG) and second, the ATSC membership itself. More...

ATSC Highlights Recent Published Standards
04.28.2009
ATSC Mobile DTV is being developed to support a variety of services including free television and interactive services delivered in real-time, subscription-based TV, and file-based content download for playback at a later time. More...

Mobile Gets App Happy
12.17.2009
In one rarefied moment, the future of broadband beckoned: it's mobile, it's hip, it's socially connected. More...

Genachowski Wades into Net Neutrality Debate
10.13.2009
His stated mandate is no different than that of his Republican predecessor: "To ensure that every American has access to open and robust broadband." More...

Ad Slump Demolishes Broadband Also-Rans
08.03.2009
Internet ad revenues in the first quarter of 2009 dropped a hefty 5 percent from the same period last year, from $6.1 billion to $5.5 More...

Speeding Ahead for Mobile Video
01.27.2009
Count on Rupert Murdoch's empire to hedge its bets, or more precisely to be ready for whatever happens in the emerging "mobile video" world. More...

Syndicaster, YouNewsTV Offer Online Alternatives
12.03.2008
After countless exhortations to re-think "mass" media in a "class" media environment, broadcasters are finding their place in online video, and making money in the process. More...

Finicky Young Viewers, Funky Online Video Data
10.01.2008
In the National Retail Federation's annual survey of back-to-college spending, college students collectively shelled out more than $11 billion for electronics gear, compared to $7 billion for clothing. More...

FMI into the Low VHF Band
02.17.2010
I have serious concerns about the viability of such a broadcast service. More...

A New Kind of FMI on The Horizon?
01.14.2010
FMI now has three aspects. More...

Obstacles to DTV Reception
11.10.2009
Our friend reminded us that the day we came was warm and sunny, and when it rains, that channel simply vanishes. More...

RIAA Shifts From One Wreck to Another
02.24.2009
The RIAA announced recently it has abandoned the mass lawsuits it has been bringing against Internet users who it claims steal music. More...

Obama to Expand Internet Access
01.05.2009
Though his plate will be full on many fronts including the economy, two wars and health care, the president-elect has promised to bring quick and major change to American communications technology. More...

Computers, the Internet And the Economic Crisis
12.12.2008
When I went to college in the late 1960s, there were no mobile phones, personal computers or Internet. Though I made far less money in those days, I had more spending power than today. Most of the time, I actually felt wealthy. More...

IPTV Looks at IPTV
02.16.2010
Integrating a hybrid real-time video over IP platform creates its own set of challenges More...

Shedding Light on HyperGamma
09.09.2009
Ensuring film-like quality in digital video More...

Who Controls AFD?
09.17.2008
Cable and satellite need to resolve active format description issues in broadcast streams. More...

Are Viewers Rediscovering Over the Air TV?
01.27.2010
These people obviously don’t read my column, do they? More...

The Changing Face of the Television Industry
01.06.2010
Who knows what is going to happen next in the television industry? Certainly I don't. For several decades now, I have been watching the More...

The New Recommended Practice on Loudness
11.30.2009
Perceived loudness, particularly of commercials, has been a problem and a complaint as long as commercial television has been with us. More...

Television Moves to The Internet
02.16.2010
When industries get into trouble, they tend to blather about things that don't really matter. More...

A Thrilling 40-Year Ride From Portapak to iPhone
01.14.2010
Those of us who grew up in the “portable” revolution of video sometimes wrap our memories in nostalgia. More...

Reporters Take Control Of Their Future
12.17.2009
The need for well-told, accurate news stories has never been greater. More...

Wha’ Happened to the FCC?
02.17.2010
It appears that the Commish doesn’t much care about broadcasting anymore. More...

Big Meets Little, Vice-Versa
12.15.2009
Big is good… small is not to be trusted, except, of course, when small rules the day, and big is a liability. More...

Moore's Law Being Repealed?
10.19.2009
Moore's Law has been working over the decades, and individual transistors have gotten really, really small. More...