NAB to FCC: TV Licensees Should Trump White Space Devices

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets This Week's Top Stories - 05.05.15 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "In my many years, I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress." ~ John Adams On this Day: In 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space, reaching an altitude of 115 miles in Mercury capsule Freedom 7. NAB to FCC: TV Licensees Should Trump White Space Devices "The commission continues a disturbing and unprecedented trend of elevating unlicensed operations over licensed LPTV and TV translator stations." Net Insight Records Strongest First Quarter on Record "This remains our strongest first quarter on record and I expect our growth to continue over time, albeit not always at a smooth pace." PE Group Acquires Broadcast Sports, Inc. BSI will operate as Broadcast Sports International, LLC following the transaction. Intercoms Becoming More Feature-Rich The earliest intercom systems in broadcast facilities were homebuilt, primarily of telephone components. Now, intercom manufacturers take advantage of digital and networking innovations. NewBay Media and Blackmagic Launch Creative Video Revolution Tour The Creative Video Revolution Tour, sponsored by Blackmagic Design and NewBay Media, will make its first of three stops in Nashville, Tenn., on June 2, where visitors can get firsthand experience on a range of Blackmagic Design products. News & Technology ROAD TRIP: AJA Hits the Road for #TryCION North America and Asia Pacific Tour INT'L: Aviwest Supplies Bolivian TV Network with DMNG Uplink System UPGRADE: RFD-TV Unveils New Studios PEOPLE: Larry Wert Named to NAB Television Board REVIEW: Lowel Lighting's Pro Power LED Kit Industry Roundup Immersive Audio: Harder to Implement Than it Sounds (EBU) Microsoft is Reportedly Making High-end Windows Phones Again (engadget) Microsoft Making Fast Progress With Hololens (MIT's Technology Review) House Republicans Query FCC About Greenhill Volunteer (B&C) Operators Should Target 171 Mbps Per Home for the UltraHD Age (Rapid TV News) TV Technology White Papers "Video Dropouts and the Challenges they Pose to Video Quality Assessment" from Interra Systems explores various kinds of video dropouts, the source of these errors, and the challenges encountered in detection of these errors. "Preparing for the 4K Content Workflow Transition" is an ebook from Quantum that discusses the challenges of building a 4K workflow and how Quantum technology can contribute. "High Speed Bridge to Cloud Storage" is a new ebook from Signiant that introduces Signiant Flight (previously known as SkyDrop), a SaaS solution for accelerated transfer of content to and from cloud storage. "Using Cloud Playout to Simplify Your Disaster Recovery Plans" from Imagine Communications describes how using its Cloud Disaster Recovery system can provide private or public cloud-based disaster recovery for broadcast and video playout operations. "Controlling and Monitoring Studio Displays" from Orad describes the implementation of the Orad TD Control studio display in The Weather Channel's new Atlanta studio. "The HTTP-Live-Streaming Success Guide" from Encoding.com examines HLS adaptive bitrate technology, HLS encoding parameters and a comparison of HLS platforms. TV Technology's 'Guide to Closed Captioning' takes a look at several important deadlines as well as new solutions to ensure compliance with FCC rules and enhance closed captioning services. TV Technology and Broadcast Engineering Publish IP Transition Study with Grass Valley The results indicated a strong current level of IP technology deployment and a trend toward increasing utilization.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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