Quote of the Day: "Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue-green meat, that's bad for you!" ~ Tommy Smothers
On this Day: In 1991, CBS news correspondent Bob Simon was captured by Iraqis in the Persian Gulf.
Strategies for Better LTO Data Preservation In the next few months, SMPTE is expected to publish specifications for a new SMPTE standard called the "Archive eXchange Format," which provides capabilities that improve long-term content archive and preservation.
NTSC Color Celebrates 60th Anniversary Ever hear of the "color wars?" If not, read on. Though not covered in mainstream history books, these wars cost millions of dollars and untold thousands of man hours to prosecute before ending 60 years ago. More Ad Spending Heads To Second Screens by Gary Arlen While dozens of recent studies and forecasts tout the growing significance of second-screen viewing, a new white paper from Nielsen and the Association of National Advertisers gets quickly to the lifeblood of the television business: Advertising revenue.
"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.