What Tom Said: Not-So-Smart TV

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Top Stories of the week - 08.30.13 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "Most people have seen worse things in private than they pretend to be shocked at in public." ~ Edgar Watson Howe On this Day: In 1993, "The Late Show with David Letterman" debuted on CBS. What Tom Said: Not-So-Smart TV It turns out that the latest crop of "smart TVs" may not so smart after all, at least not smart enough to protect their purchasers. McAdams On: Retrans; Perspective, Please Why are we convinced that the public should dictate how pay TV is distributed? Vitec Acquires Teradek for Up to $30.4 Million The Vitec Group plc has agreed to acquire Teradek, LLC, a maker of wireless video transmission technology, for up to $30.4 million. The deal is expected to close "imminently," according to Vitec. ATSC 2.0 Fall Standardization 'Not an Unreasonable Target,' ATSC 3.0 Advances In the future, broadcast TV signals around the world will accommodate 4KTV, immersive audio, interactivity, multiscreen viewing, mobile devices and hybrid services. FCC Staff Demos TVStudy A test run of TVStudy software involving 13 Alaska TV stations took less than a minute on a MacBook for two FCC staff members who shared the result of their demonstration. Primetime Linear TV Still Rules, Ericsson's ConsumerLab Finds Reports of the demise of primetime TV are premature, according to data from Ericsson's ConsumerLab Of thousands queried worldwide, 85 percent said they watch appointment TV in the evening at home. A New Smackdown Sound for WWE World Wrestling Entertainment completed a major upgrade and expansion to its technical operations center here recently that included HD ingest and edit rooms, QC and transmission, core router replacement and upgrade, and Audio Post 3, the newest 5.1 surround sound audio suite in the facility. NewBay Issues Call for Entries for Inaugural Product Innovation Awards To be considered, the hardware, software or other products must be either new or have been upgraded since Jan.1, 2012. The nomination deadline is Aug. 31. News & Technology INT'L: Wheatstone Appoints Broadcom as U.K. Rep INT'L: UDN Launches New Cable Channel Using Ross Video KUDOS: World Economic Forum Names LiveU Technology Pioneer INT'L: Switzerland's Canal9 Migrates to HD With Grass Valley USER REPORT: MCP Expands Operations With Ikegami Cameras EDU: IABM and NewBay Media Partner on Broadcast Workflow Training Course at Digital Video Expo Industry Roundup TiVo Gets Back in the Black (The Hollywood Reporter) Ultra HD Live Rugby for IBC Demo (Advanced Television) Two Drone Journalism Programs Shut Down by FAA (The Chronicle of Higher Education) U.S. Electrical Grid on the Edge of Failure (Nature) Physicists Test Quantum Cryptography for Handheld Mobile Devices (MIT Technology Review) TV Technology White Papers NEW: "Beyond CALM," from Linear Acoustic offers a comprehensive, beginning-to-end approach to measuring and controlling loudness. "Efficiency is the Key Factor When Choosing a High-Power Broadcast Transmitter," from Rohde and Schwarz discusses the pros and cons of energy-conserving transmitter technologies. "Transmission System Total Cost of Ownership," from Harris provides an overview on reducing overall transmission facility costs of ownership. Multiple factors must be considered. "Optimizing Hardware Systems for Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, After Effects CS6, SpeedGrade CS6, and Photoshop Extended CS6," from Adobe discuses how users of Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, After Effects CS6, SpeedGrade CS6, and Photoshop Extended CS6 software—can analyze their needs based on the type of work they do.   ©2013 NewBay Media, LLC

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