By PILOT|November 20, 2025|News|
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is now accepting nominations for the 2026 NAB Technology Awards, which recognize excellence in broadcast engineering, digital leadership and technology innovation. The awards will be presented during the 2026 NAB Show, taking place April 18–22, 2026, in Las Vegas.
By PILOT|October 1, 2025|News|
Proposals for technical papers and panels are now being accepted for the 2026 NAB Broadcast Engineering and IT (BEIT) Conference, part of the 2026 NAB Show, held April 18-22, 2026, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The conference is an unparalleled opportunity for industry professionals to present their expertise at the premier broadcast, media and entertainment event.
By PILOT|August 27, 2025|News|
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the launch of the NextGen TV News Technology Lab, a three-year initiative designed to help local stations harness the power of NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) to better serve their communities through locally focused journalism. The project is made possible by a $2.5 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
From the packed technical sessions at the Broadcast Engineering and IT Conference (BEIT) to a hands-on demo right on the NAB Show floor, BPS™ was the buzzword in Las Vegas. If you didn’t hear about it then, now’s your chance to catch up.
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and latakoo won the NAB Technology Innovation Award at the 2025 NAB Show. SwRI won for their demonstration of “BEAMoCap: Biomechanical Evaluation and Animation Motion Capture” and latakoo won for their demonstration of "Generative Video Codec."
The NAB Best Paper Award at the 2025 NAB Show was presented to independent consultant Alan Jurison and Xperi's Jeff Baird and Mike Raide for their paper, “Digital-Only Boosters for HD Radio Single Frequency Networks.”
The NAB Best Student Paper Award at the 2025 NAB Show was presented to Mohammad Ghasempour, a Ph.D. student and research assistant at Alpen-Adria-Universität, Klagenfurt, Austria for the paper titled, “Two-Pass Encoding for Live Video Streaming.”
The NAB Broadcast Engineering and IT (BEIT) Conference, part of NAB Show taking place April 5-9, 2025, is blasting off with a keynote session that’s literally out of this world! Conference attendees will engage in a live 4K UHD conversation with NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station, showcasing new live UHD switching and routing capability at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 PILOT Innovation Challenge - Advanced Image Robotics, Flomenco and Voyage Audio. The winners will receive travel support to 2025 NAB Show, held April 5-9, in Las Vegas. There, they will exhibit in PropelME on the convention floor to demonstrate their products to potential customers, investors and partners. The winners will also present their work on the Startup Stage on Sunday, April 6 at 10:30 a.m.
If you're a broadcast engineer or media technologist looking for a little help finding the "must-do" sessions and events at NAB Show, use our daily guides below. For each day of NAB Show, we've compiled a list of the things that you should be sure to not miss.
