Quote of the Day: "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." ~ Maya Angelou
On this day: In 1949, NBC affiliate WJAR-TV signed on in Providence, R.I.
VoIP Exec Charlie Vogt Named CEO of Harris Broadcast VoIP executive Charlie Vogt has been named president of Harris Broadcast, effective Tuesday. "The radio and TV broadcasting industry is embarking on a significant transformation from digital to IP… Charlie was a natural choice as his IP domain knowledge and experience..." More»
Can Broadcasters Really Go OTT? The technical impact of a broadcast television station going completely off-air could also be significant. Becoming an Internet-only broadcaster (also known as "over-the-top" or OTT), will require a different operational workflow, and creation of a new relationship with station viewers. More»
Prompting With Tablets: A Perfect Match? Teleprompters have always existed as a series of components: You had a source of text from paper scripts being fed under a camera or from a computer; a display for that text, originally a CRT but now a flat screen; prompter assembly to display the copy over the lens; and a scrolling controller. More»
"Calm Before the Storm," from Linear Acoustic offers a comprehensive, beginning-to-end approach to measuring and controlling loudness.
"Transmission System Total Cost of Ownership," from Harris provides an overview on reducing overall transmission facility costs of ownership. Multiple factors must be considered.