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Paul Jacobs and Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media hosted the Jacobs Media Virtual CES 2021 Tour, focusing on radio at CES, which was attended by over 200 people. Lasting over three hours, this virtual tour highlighted a number of technologies relevant to radio, with visits to virtual booths and conversations with industry executives including NAB [...]

CES was a well-run virtual event that brought together a global audience to discuss, share, and explore new and emerging technologies, including Next Gen TV. On the programming side, "Next Generation Television in Focus," took place on January 12.  The panel featured Michael Davies from Fox Sports as moderator, with Grace Dolan from Samsung and [...]

As CES kicks off, we put together this list of sessions, events and links that broadcasters may find of particular interest when attending the virtual gathering.

The end of 2020 has come and gone. The pandemic slowed down many of our businesses and our strategic plans were revised multiple times over the course of the year. For Next Generation TV, though, in spite of all the challenges, significant progress was made in launching stations across the country in 2020. Below we’ve [...]

After the challenges of 2020, we're finding excitement as we turn toward the beginning of a new year that offers the chance to look back but, more importantly, look forward to new opportunities. We wanted to know what technologists in our industry are excited about and expect (or hope) to see in 2021. So we [...]

Consultant Shelly Palmer’s recent piece, "TV: The Platform vs. The Artform," is a cautionary tale. Making the case that the TV "platform," meaning traditional broadcast television stations and networks (along with cable networks), "has damaged its consumer experience beyond repair," he comes to the following exasperated conclusion: "TV is dead to me. It’s not only [...]