By Skip Pizzi|March 10, 2020|Blog|
On March 5, 2020, NAB presented a technology webcast that provided an inside look at the broadcast of Super Bowl LIV by FOX Sports—the first to be presented in Ultra High Definition (UHD). The webcast [...]
By Skip Pizzi|November 19, 2019|Blog|
Recently, NAB CTO Sam Matheny and I had a rare opportunity to visit Egypt Media Production City (EMPC), a 700+ acre site that many consider “the Hollywood of the Middle East.” The facility, located just [...]
By Skip Pizzi|October 15, 2019|Blog|
Reprinted from the September/October 2019 issue of The Financial Manager magazine People like labels. Companies like labels. Industries like labels. In today’s complex world, they simplify things, and allow us to sort them into more [...]
By Skip Pizzi|October 9, 2019|Blog|
Technical paper proposals are now being accepted for the Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology (BEIT) Conference at the 2020 NAB Show, to be held April 18-22 in Las Vegas, Nev. The NAB Show is the [...]
By Skip Pizzi|August 23, 2019|Blog, Radio|
At the 2019 Radio Show in Dallas, we’re unveiling Tech Tuesday. It’s a full day of radio technology presentations on September 24, 2019 (the day prior to the official Radio Show opening). It’s intended for [...]
By Skip Pizzi|July 24, 2019|Blog|
PILOT and the NAB Leadership Foundation (NABLF) will award grants to selected NAB member stations to provide paid engineering or media technology internships to undergraduate students. Apply Now In 2018, PILOT—working with the NAB Leadership [...]
By Skip Pizzi|October 10, 2018|Blog|
It’s no secret that the broadcast industry has been somewhat challenged in finding new, young technical staff in recent years. The growing attractiveness of other, newer media types has left broadcasting at a bit of [...]
By Skip Pizzi|September 19, 2018|NAB Show 2019, Blog|
The Call for Papers for the 2019 Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology Conference (BEITC) is now open. Proposals are invited for technical papers addressing the latest opportunities and challenges facing broadcast engineering and media-industry IT [...]
By Skip Pizzi|August 6, 2018|Blog|
Could you use a technical intern at your TV or radio station? If you’re an NAB member, this just got easier to accomplish. PILOT has established a new fund for NAB member stations to provide [...]
By Skip Pizzi|July 17, 2017|Blog|
On Monday, July 24, 2017, 2-3 p.m. EDT, NAB will present a webcast on the topic of “Applications for ATSC 3.0 – The Next Generation Television Standard.” The webcast will feature a non-technical overview of [...]
