NAB Predicts $850 Million Reimbursement Shortfall After Repack

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Today's Top Stories - 12.02.14 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "I know a lot about cars. I can look at a car's headlights and tell you exactly which way it's coming." ~ Mitch Hedberg On this Day: In 1970, the Environmental Protection Agency opens up shop under William Ruckelshous. NAB Predicts $850 Million Reimbursement Shortfall After Repack The broadcast lobby told regulators it won't matter what type of form they use to reimburse displaced TV stations after the incentive auction if it doesn't change its channel-repacking strategy. LPTV Digital Transition Comment Period Extended Regulators have extended the feedback deadline on their proposed rules for the final transition of low-power TV broadcasters to digital transmission. The FCC is proposing, among other things, to open a special filing window for displaced low-power stations. IBM: Mobile Surpasses PC Shopping on Thanksgiving for the First Time For the first time, online traffic from mobile devices outpaced traditional PCs on Thanksgiving Day, according to IBM's real-time analysis of transaction data. Thanksgiving Day reached a new mobile tipping point with browsing on smartphones and tablets accounting for 52.1 percent of all online traffic. Overall, Thanksgiving online sales were up 14.3 percent compared to 2013. News & Technology PEOPLE: Ross Video Appoints Shawn Snider Marketing Product Manager FACILITY: ABS Broadcast Invests in Amberfin SPORTS: Rogers Sportsnet Turns to Orad TD Control ONLINE: The Weather Channel Selects Acquia to Power Weather.com eBOOK: Guide to Virtualized Video Infrastructure Industry Roundup IDC: 1.3B Smartphones Will Ship in 2014 but Growth Will Slow (GigaOm) Industry Analysts: Consumer Bills Could Soar Under Title II (B&C) Eutelsat More Confident on UHD (Advanced Television) New Technology for Tracking Consumers Across Devices Grows Results (MIT Technology Review) One Handy Chart Explains Why You're Not Watching Sports on TV Without ESPN (re/code) TV Technology White Papers "The HTTP-Live-Streaming Success Guide" from Encoding.com examines HLS adaptive bitrate technology, HLS encoding parameters and a comparison of HLS platforms. "Delivering Online Video to the Broadcast Quality Generation" from Limelight Networks explores the broadcast-quality generation and how their expectations impact the way you need to deliver video. "Today's Reality for Moving Large Content Files" from Signiant examines the major trends driving the need for large and fast file transfer, ad hoc delivery methods and the benefits of SaaS. "To Simplify Video Delivery, Integrate the Workflow" from Limelight Networks addressed how to instantaneously deliver high-quality video worldwide to every screen. "Playout in the Cloud," from Imagine Communications highlights "an entirely new range of opportunities for media companies to evolve their operations, transform and transport content free of geographic or other historical channel boundaries, extend and expand their brands." "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. "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. "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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