Quote of the Day: "It is a common delusion that you make things better by talking about them." ~ Dame Rose Macauley
On this Day: In 1955, the first sporting event was televised in color with NBC's coverage of the Davis Cup match between the United States and Australia.
FCC Staff Demos TVStudy The software developed to determine TV channel assignments following next year's spectrum incentive auction can churn hundreds of millions of data sets requiring hours of processing. That would presumably comprise a final analysis of the entire United States. A test run of TVStudy software involving 13 Alaska TV stations took less than a minute on a MacBook for two FCC staff members who shared the result of their demonstration.
Real-Time AV Transport Over Ethernet ~ Al Kovalick The SMPTE-defined Serial Digital Interface, and the switching ecosystem surrounding it, is the king of video transport technology in the media facility. Whether installed as 0.27, 1.5 or 3G links, no one doubts its universal dominance and ability to carry real-time AV signals.
"Transmission System Total Cost of Ownership," from Harris provides an overview on reducing overall transmission facility costs of ownership. Multiple factors must be considered.