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Best Of: McAdams On - 12.27.13
Deborah McAdams will be out through Jan 2, 2014, learning how to write dates with the year, "2014." In the meantime, we bring you some of the "best of" 2013, now that we've finally learned to use "2013."
Quote of the Day: "If time flies when you're having fun, it hits the afterburners when you don't think you're having enough." ~ Jef Mallett
On this Day: In 1968, Apollo 8 returns to Earth.
Aereo's Unlikely Proposition June 28, 2013 — The main problem with the antenna fandango is that no one other than the good folks at Aereo have had access to the arrays.
Privatizing Broadcasting Aug. 28, 2013 — Perhaps it's time for the ownership option in the remaining TV spectrum.
Retransmission Perspective August 29, 2013 — When was the last time you read a letter in The Philadelphia Inquirer that Brian Roberts wrote to another executive? You did not…
What HDMI 2.0 Means for 4KTV Sept. 5, 2013 — … 2.0 is said to be able to transport uncompressed 60 frame-per-second 4K video at 18 gigabits per second. This means full 4K to the TV is achievable, and it may have implications for professional facilities.
Killing Broadcast TV Dec. 9, 2013 — Sometimes, when an idea gains momentum, there's no stopping it, even to consider alternatives.
"Selecting Next-Generation Video Servers," from Rohde and Schwarz examines the rapid pace of technology development and the incorporation of information technology into broadcast and the broadcast operating environment.
"Hybrid Software as a Service," from Signiant discusses how businesses of all sizes are capitalizing on new modes of computing and software delivery—including software as a service and hybrid SaaS—that let them achieve a new level of results with less technology investment.
"Beyond CALM," from Linear Acoustic offers a comprehensive, beginning-to-end approach to measuring and controlling loudness.