The More Things Change...

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets This Week's Top Stories - 01.23.15 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "California is a fine place to live… if you happen to be orange." ~ Fred Allen On this Day: In 1812, the second of three earthquakes measuring near 8 in magnitude struck New Madrid, Mo. The More Things Change… by Gary Arlen Two-thousand-fourteen kept the broadcast industry in the middle of an array of issues, most with no evident ending point. Even the Aereo case—seemingly concluded when the Supreme Court deemed the service illegal and the company filed for bankruptcy—threatens a phoenix-like revival thanks to the FCC's emerging "over-the-top" rulemaking procedure. Media Groups to Test Drones With Virginia Tech The coalition includes Advance Publications, Belo, AP, Gannett, Getty, NBCU, The New York Times Co., Scripps, Sinclair and The Washington Post. ESPN Deploys Drone to Cover Winter X-Games Extreme sports and drones are a natural match. Oscars for Tech and Science Announced The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 21 scientific and technical awards. FCC Upholds $1.4 Million EAS Fine Against Viacom, ESPN The FCC is upholding $1.4 million in fines against Viacom and ESPN for misusing the Emergency Alert System warning tones. DisplaySearch: Quantum Dot TVs Are Coming Quantum dot TVs are coming on strong, according to DisplaySearch. Judge Hands Fox and Dish a Draw A federal judge has split the sheet on the spat between Fox and Dish over the satellite TV provider's Hopper time- and place-shifting technologies. 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 ENCODE: Blonder Tongue Adds QAM/IP MPEG-2 HD Encoder INT'L: Televisión Canaria Migrates to All-Disk Archive With DAC's ALTO-II CAMERAS: Portland Community Media Upgrades with JVC for Field Production PRODUCTION: KAZT-TV Upgrades to HD With Broadcast Pix CABLE: Fairview Microwave Announces Expansion of Low PIM Products eBOOK: Guide to Virtualized Video Infrastructure Industry Roundup Andrew Lack Sworn in as CEO of Broadcasting Board of Governors (The New York Times) WLEN to Receive NAB Crystal Heritage Award (Radio World) Google Puts $1bn Into SpaceX (Advanced Television) 17 Percent Of Broadband Homes 'Likely' To Pay For HBO's OTT (B&C) Atomos to Add Playback to Shogun 4K Recorder Today (News|Shooter) 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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