Special Features

Confronting the Cliff Effect
by  Paige Albiniak  12.26.2008
The DTV transition has been going on for the past 15 years, but digital signals will remain a long way from perfect once the analog signals are shut off. And several new digital signal distribution technologies are on the  More...

More Than One Way to Skin a Graphic
by  Paige Albiniak  11.25.2008
"We needed to save some money and gain efficiencies, while improving the quality of our graphics." More...

SD Advertisements Still Dominate
by  Paige Albiniak  11.25.2008
Protecting 4:3 Limits HD Ad Production More...

5.1 Takes More Than Serendipity
by  Deborah D. McAdams  9.27.2008
The Beijing Olympics provided a lavish laboratory for creating 5.1 surround sound. The Games ultimately demonstrated that uniform 5.1 audio could be achieved across multiple venues and transmitted around the world. “There were a  More...

The BXF Effect
by  Paige Albiniak  9.6.2008
Multicasting, subchannels and various distribution platforms are making automation crucial to maximize revenue and keep track of ads. Paige Albiniak reports on the automation technology that makes it possible...  More...

OLYMPICS | Eye on the Action
by  Jim Owens, JULY TVB  8.5.2008
More than 100 types of specialty cameras are being employed for coverage of the Summer Games. More...

Television Broadcast 2008 Top Innovators
by  Paige Albiniak  7.12.2008
Television Broadcast presents this year's Top Innovators, a new franchise recognizing the 10 most influential individuals, technologies or phenomena in the business of television. More...

Dynamics & Drivers Emerge in Las Vegas
by  Deborah D. McAdams  6.4.2008
2008 NAB | Big Picture Trends That Didn't Make the News More...

2008 NAB Show Hot List
by  Paige Albiniak  4.11.2008
It's time again for the biggest broadcast industry show of the year. Television Broacast contributor Paige Albiniak highlights vendor offerings. More...

Networks Prepare to Buy at 2008 NAB
by  Paige Albiniak  3.20.2008
HD upgrades dominate show floor strategies for executives on the way to Las Vegas for 2008 NAB, April 14-17. More...

HD News Migrates Outward
by  Craig Johnston  2.19.2008
Stations are migrating to a local HD news model at a rate of four to five per month, but it's mostly occuring in the studio. Newsgathering remains primarily SD for a multitude of reasons, discussed here... More...

Evolution of Covering the Super Bowl
by  Michaela Cavallaro  1.25.2008
When it was time to boot up the character generator back in the early days of Super Bowl broadcasts, the tool of choice was a folded-up Styrofoam coffee cup stuck between the circuit boards... More...

Lynn Claudy on Television to Come
by  Deborah D. McAdams  1.16.2008
Lynn Claudy started at NAB in 1988, when the current DTV system was born. He's about to see it reach fruition. The final stage of the DTV transition will require unprecedented orchestration within the broadcast community, and  More...

Executive Roundtable: Brandon Burgess On Mobile Video
by  Staff  11.29.2007
He has been president and CEO of ION Media Networks for less than two years, but Brandon Burgess has already put his stamp on the company formerly known as Paxson Communications, which owns and operates 60 broadcast TV stations  More...