SEOUL—Several Korean broadcasters announced this week that they will begin transmitting ATSC 3.0 OTA broadcasts starting in February 2017. The news comes after the two broadcast networks, SBS and MBC—in conjunction with LG Electronics, ETRI and several equipment vendors—announced the first successful live end-to-end ATSC 3.0 broadcast in ... Read More

SEATTLE—The term future-proofing gets thrown around a lot when customers evaluate components for an installation. But when designing and specifying products that make up the skeleton of the infrastructure—cables, wire and connectors—it’s also a good idea to evaluate whether they will serve well into the future.... Read More

EIGHTY-FOUR, PA.—Long ago, storage components were principally ranked by the individual physical capacity of the device, or in the case of JBODs (just a bunch of disks), the array. As technologies evolved, hard drives began to approach the 4 GB level (circa early-1990s), video servers began to emerge, ... Read More

INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.—The name of the remote game is pressure—the pressure to make live event television coverage instantly accessible, more effectively, for less money with no particular pipeline of trained recruits. That was the upshot of remote production panel discussion at the HPA Tech Retreat this week.... Read More

ALAMEDA, CALIF.—The DX410, Clear-Com’s two-channel 2.4 GHz digital wireless intercom system, is now shipping. With a 7 kHz wideband audio, the DX410 expands audio range and increases intelligibility in high RF environments. An upgraded radio and a lost ... Read More

WAYNE, N.J.—Owners of JVC’s GY-LS300 4KCAM will be able to receive a $1,000 rebate and slow motion recording upgrade, the company announced on Wednesday, Feb. 17. The $1,000 rebate is only valid with new GY-LS300 camcorders that are purchased through an authorized JVC Professional Video Products dealer ... Read More

NEW YORK—More than 14 years after the events of Sept. 11, 2001, the Durst Broadcasting organization announced that broadcasters will return to One World Trade Center, using the 1,776-foot skyscraper as their primary broadcasting center for the New York/New Jersey Markets. CBS, NBCUniversal-owned WNBC and WNJU, and PBS were all previously ... Read More