NAB Show To Tackle Next-Gen TV Audio
TVNewsCheck.com reports that, like TV broadcasters themselves, audio for television at the 2017 NAB Show will find itself with one foot planted in a present where the issues of audio-over-IP […] More
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Dolby Mulls Broadcast-Training Plans for Atmos/AC-4
By Dan Daley, Audio Editor, Sports Video Group With the proliferation of the Atmos object-based audio system across cinema and other markets, Dolby has been discussing establishing training protocols for […] More
AES Technical Committee Group Formed to Explore Audio for New Realities
New York, NY, March 2, 2017 — The Audio Engineering Society’s Technical Council (AESTC) has formed a new group to advance the science and application of Audio for New Realities. […] More
Here’s how TV repeats can help patients with dementia
Breakingnews.ie reports that for almost a year, the BBC has successfully run a service with the core aim to help people suffering from dementia – and it’s now launching enhancements […] More
What the H? Did Pittsburg Give Us Our First Letter? By Mark Schubin
In 1957, a plaque commemorating “Hollywood’s Golden Jubilee” was dedicated by the mayor of Los Angeles, but everything about it was wrong. Was Hollywood actually born in Pennsylvania? Sixty years […] More
Breaking the Pictures Barrier: Why Television Research Began in 1877 (and why no one knows it)
Why Television Research Began in 1877 (and Why No One Knows It) Recorded January 12, 2017 at the SMPTE Philadelphia Section meeting, QVC, West Chester, PA. Prior to 1877, there […] More
Television & Opera: A 140-Year Collaboration by Mark Schubin
Recorded on November 4, 2016 as a National Opera Week event at All Mobile Video Chelsea Studios, 221 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10001. Did you think television was […] More
I've Looked at "Lynn" from Two Sides Now
I was shocked and dismayed to read in The New York Times that in its opening weekend Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk “took in a breathtakingly low $930,000 at 1,176 theaters.” Maybe it […] More
Pittsburgh, SMPTE, & Before by Mark Schubin
This is SMPTE’s centennial year. Did you know the society might not exist if not for Pittsburgh? The same might also be said for the whole motion-image industry! Carnegie Mellon, […] More
Call for Proposals for Presentations at the 2017 HPA Tech Retreat
Welcome back from Labor Day! It’s time to get back into the grind and to consider the Hollywood Professional Association’s upcoming technology event. The 2017 HPA Tech Retreat will […] More