What Tom Said: CableCARD: Acknowledge the Inevitable

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets This Week's Top Stories - 08.29.14 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "Pizza makes me think anything is possible." ~ Henry Rollins On this Day: In 1831, Michael Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction. What Tom Said: CableCARD: Acknowledge the Inevitable Remember the old SNL sketch in which Chevy Chase announces to the audience that "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead?" I was reminded of that the other day when I read that the STELA Act included a provision that ended the prohibition against integrated set-top boxes, which could finally kill the CableCARD. NAB Requests Expedited Review of Spectrum Auction Lawsuit The National Association of Broadcasters is asking an appeals court to expedite consideration of a lawsuit the association filed earlier this month against certain portions of the FCC's plan to auction broadcast spectrum in 2015. The New 'Hybrid' ENG For the past half-dozen years, bonded cellular technology—the backpack liveshot systems using the cellphone systems for transmission—have garnered most of the attention of the TV news crowd. IBC2014: Second-Screen Seachange? There's a whole new show within a show at IBC dedicated to the second screen in The IBC Connected World. And arguably matters become even more interesting once you take a detour to the area outside Hall 8 and the Future Zone. The CBS Run-up To the US Open After nearly five decades, 2014 marks the last year that CBS Sports broadcasts the US Open tennis tournament. Channel Master Introduces $10 Antenna With Free Shipping Channel Master announced FLATenna, a new antenna that retails for $10 in the United States and will ship free. Chicago Tower Tech Helmetcams Antenna Removal on Hancock Tower A tower tech working on Chicago's John Hancock Center captured the view from what appears to be a helmetcam, and posted the result on YouTube. News & Technology UPGRADE: KTVA-TV Adopts Harmonic Spectrum ChannelPort INT'L: PlayBox Technology Powers TVPool Thailand's New DTV Channels ENHANCED: Thomson ViBE CP6000 Provides All-in-One Contribution SIGNAL: New tvONE Scalers Provide Extended Control eBOOK: Guide to Broadcast Management Solutions Industry Roundup Police Shooting Kills Crew Member Working for Reality Show 'Cops' (New York Times) How New Processing Technology Might Make Ultra HD and HDR Broadcasting A Reality (Hollywood Reporter) The Next-Generation TV User Experience (Connect 2 Media) 'The Simpsons' Marathon and Our Ongoing Pan-and-Scan Nightmare (Screen Crush) Rogers And Shaw Team Up To Launch A Netflix Competitor For Canada Called 'Shomi' (Techcrunch) TV Technology White Papers "Gaining Competitive Advantage from Switching and Extension," from ThinkLogical addresses changes in the post-production ecosphere and outlines best practices for the design of a future-proof, fiber-optic KVM signal management infrastructure. "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. "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.   ©2014 NewBay Media, LLC

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