CES 2014: Day 1, Ripped From Headlines…

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Today's Top Stories - 01.08.14 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "I don't care what is written about me, so long as it isn't true." ~ Dorothy Parker On this Day: In 1955, WUNC-TV, a PBS station in Chapel Hill, N.C., began broadcasting. CES 2014: Day 1, Ripped From Headlines… Day No. 1 was chockfull of new gadgets, announcements, keynotes and people using the Wi-Fi. Reports: Dish May Bail on $2.2 Billion LightSquared Bid Dish may back off of its bid to buy LightSquared's spectrum, according to reports from Bloomberg and Forbes. Dish subsidiary L-Band Acquisition Corp. has a $2.2 billion offer on the table to buy LightSquared's assets out of bankruptcy. Forecast: CE Industry Revenues to Reach Record $208 Billion in 2014 Revenues for the consumer electronics industry are projected to grow 2.4 percent in 2014, reaching a new record high of $208 billion, according to The U.S. Consumer Electronics Sales and Forecasts from the CEA. 2014 CES Covers 35 Football Fields Which is a lot. Actually, 128 average single-family home lots. NewBay Media Acquires Select Assets of Broadcast Engineering NewBay Media has announced that it has acquired select assets of Broadcast Engineering — both U.S. and World editions — from Penton Media, including the brands' web assets, trademark, and subscriber lists. News & Technology INT'L: Dielectric to Provide Seven Antenna Systems to Mexico's TV Azteca WORKFLOW: WJZY-TV Deploys Bitcentral Solution PEOPLE: Miranda Appoints Stephen Stubelt New U.S. Sales Vice President INT'L: Grass Valley's LDX Employed at German Production House PEOPLE: NAB Adds Oakley Industry Roundup Genachowski Joins Carlyle Group (B&C) 2014 CES: Sony Bows Nine New 4KTV Sets (also B&C) 50 Percent of U.S. Broadband Homes Use OTT (Advanced Television) Nobody Needs a New TV Anymore (Daily Intelligencer) TV Technology White Papers "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. "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.   ©2014 NewBay Media, LLC

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