A Technology Pilgrimage in the Desert

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Today's Top Stories - 02.09.15 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "I make mistakes. I'll be the second to admit it. ~ Jean Kerr On this Day: In 1997, "The Simpsons" became the longest-running animated primetime series on U.S. television. A Technology Pilgrimage in the Desert This year, the 21st annual HPA Tech Retreat—Feb. 9–13 at the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells in Palm Springs, Calif.—is expected to draw close to 600 attendees— a veritable who's who of the professional media and entertainment community, including engineers, CTOs, post professionals, network and studio execs. TWC Sports Conducts 4KTV Transmission Tests Time Warner Cable Sports recently completed the successful production of two "proof-of-concept" 4K broadcasts to test the format's viability, from the venue to a set-top box in the home. Is Audio Quality a Thing of the Past? ~ by Jay Yeary Jim Anderson, multiple-Grammy winner and jazz recording engineer would play samples of work he had recorded in the studio to compare original mixes against compressed versions of the same songs. To my utter horror, many students preferred the lower bit-rate compressed version. Registration Opens for 4K 4Charity Fun Run at the 2015 NAB Show Elemental Technologies together with founding co-sponsor Ericsson, today announced open registration for the 4K 4Charity Fun Run to be held April 14, 2015 in conjunction with NAB Show in Las Vegas. DEADLINE TODAY! NAB Show Previews Exhibiting at the NAB Show? Be a part of our NAB Show preview issues of TV Technology, Radio World and Radio World International. Tell us about your products and services on our online form, which only takes a few minutes to complete. Deadline is Feb. 9. 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 SHOOT: Red and Surfer Announce Redirect Surf 2015 PEOPLE: Pasternack Appoints Tim Galla New Product Manager TECH: Blonder Tongue Encoder Approved by Major U.S. Satellite Provider INT'L: Elemental Enables OTT for Television Broadcasts Ltd eBOOK: Guide to Virtualized Video Infrastructure Industry Roundup The Acceleration of Acceleration: How the Future is Arriving Far Faster Than Expected (Singularity Hub) GoPro Hero4 Black Gets 60fps at 2.7K and 240fps at 720p With New Firmware (News Shooter) 10 Million Chromecast Sales in 2014 (Advanced Television) NAB's Smith: We Will Help Improve Incentive Auction (B&C) Even the Maker Movement Couldn't Save Radio Shack (ReadWrite) 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." "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.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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