CNN Gets FAA Clearance to Test Drones

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Today's Top Stories - 01.13.15 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "Those whom the gods would destroy, they first call promising." ~ Cyril Connolly On this Day: In 2000, Bill Gates stepped aside as CEO of Microsoft. Correction: In "CES 2015: Wheeler Affirms 2016 Auction Schedule," FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler was said to characterize broadcasters' auction lawsuit as "crazy." It was not Wheeler but Consumer Electronics Association President and CEO Gary Shapiro who made the comment. TV Technology regrets the error. CNN Gets FAA Clearance to Test Drones According to the cable news network, it entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the FAA to integrate unmanned aerial vehicles—colloquially known as "drones"—into newsgathering and reporting. Technology Takes a Tightrope Walk Perhaps the most compelling images (or nauseating, depending on your fear of heights) came from a proprietary mini-POV camera strapped to a vest worn by Wallenda during his walk. The Art of Load Balancing ~ by Karl Paulsen The concepts of MOS have grown considerably since the founding meetings of the MOS Protocol development group held at the 1998 Associated Press ENPS developer's conference in Orlando, Fla. MOS is now one of many methods used for exchanging data between devices and subsystems, which leads to the central topic of this month's article. TV Technology's 'Guide to Closed Captioning' TV Technology takes a look at several important deadlines as well as new solutions to ensure compliance with FCC rules and enhance closed captioning services. News & Technology PEOPLE: Quantum Appoints Patrick Morel Senior EMEA Channel Manager AUDIO: IK Multimedia iRig Mic Field Ships PEOPLE: Blonder Tongue Appoints Wayne Thomas MSO Sales Manager DEPLOYMENT: KPVI-TV Automates With NVerzion INT'L: Bangkok University Trains on For-A Studio Gear eBOOK: Guide to Virtualized Video Infrastructure Industry Roundup CES 2015: Placing Bets on the New TV Technologies (IEEE Spectrum) Media Pioneer Lowell Paxson Dies (Radio World) Use This Calculator if You Are Dropping Cable to Save Money (Lifehacker) FCC Issues Tower Lighting Fines (Broadcast Law Blog) 3D Cameras Are About to Go Mainstream (Vox) TV Technology White Papers "Video Quality Testing for the IP and Internet Domains" from Video Clarity examines a new methodology for measuring video quality in the IP domain. "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." "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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