McAdams On: Comcast’s Growing Pains

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets This Week's Top Stories - 08.08.14 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "Nobody knows the age of the human race, but everybody agrees that it is old enough to know better." ~ Anonymous On this Day: In 2008, the Summer Olympics opened in Beijing. McAdams On: Comcast's Growing Pains There was a time when the Comcast-Time Warner Cable marriage would have stood out as much for the contrary nature of the lovebirds as the sheer size of the deal. FCC Pushes Caption Deadlines Three new deadlines looming on the horizon for closed captioning. For AES67, Timing is Everything ~ by Mary Gruszka Basing AES67-2013 on existing protocols was well thought out. Multiviewers Moving Toward 4K, IP Adoption Multiple video windows on a single display is no longer enough. Sony and Panasonic Join OLED JV Sony and Panasonic join JV to continue OLED R&D. E.W. Scripps-Journal TV Station Group The deal makes E.W. Scripps the fifth largest U.S. TV station group. Borrell: Local TV to Generate $3 Billion in Digital Ad Revenue The average local TV station took in close to $1 million in digital ad revenue last year. Rounds' Social TV Relies on Online Streams ~ by Gary Arlen Rounds Live would enable viewers to gab along with TV shows. News & Technology WORKFLOW: Harmonic Updates Spectrum INT'L: Alston Elliot Selects Snell Vega for OB Trucks PEOPLE: Wohler Appoints Alex Collins to Serve as Asia-Pacific Sales Director KUDOS: Artel Video Systems Receives Technology and Engineering Emmy eBOOK: Guide to Broadcast Management Solutions Industry Roundup Brits Spend Longer on Mobile Gadgets and TV Than Sleeping (CBC News) Five Reasons Why Congress Should Fund Children's Television (The Hill) Dish to Go OTT (Advanced Television) U.K. TV Revenues Rise 3 Percent in 2013 to Near £13 Billion (Rapid TV News) FCC Opens Docket On Extending Political File Mandate (B&C) TV Technology White Papers "The Move to IP-Based Broadcast Infrastructure and the Impact of Object-Based Audio," from Linear Acoustic addresses how to select and deploy equipment that interoperates with multiple manufacturers as well as being sufficiently reliable to meet multiple requirements.. "Achieving Maximum Accuracy in Video Quality Measurement," from Video Clarity is a white paper focused on helping content originators and distributors understand a method to ensure that viewers get the best quality of experience, advertisers are satisfied, and regulations are met. "Understanding the ROI of Media Asset Management Systems," from Avid explores how much time and money a MAM system can save a business. "Analyzing 4K Video Quality," from Video Clarity, examines how, as new 4K systems and products reach the market, the importance of video quality testing and evaluation will grow. "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. "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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