Experimenting with Conversational AI Bots Using MindMeld
Many conversational artificial intelligence (AI) bots have been successfully deployed, and they are becoming quite common. Nearly everyone today has used or at least heard of Google Assistant, Alexa or Siri, for example. There are also many other conversational AI bots that can be configured to perform a certain type of task. MindMeld is one [...]
Next Gen TV Workflow Converges Broadcast and Online Teams
Next Gen TV (or ATSC 3) was designed to be flexible, extensible and future-proof with a plethora of new capabilities, including 4K, HDR and immersive audio. But what is exciting to me is the middleware environment, since ATSC 3 was developed from the ground up as a hybrid standard with a middleware environment based on [...]
Next Gen TV at the 2020 BEIT Conference
The 2020 NAB Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology (BEIT) Conference covered many topics, but none more comprehensively than ATSC 3.0, or Next Generation TV. Of course, the physical conference did not take place as planned for April in Las Vegas due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but BEIT Express, an online virtual version of the [...]
FCC Report on the 2019 Nationwide EAS Test – By the Numbers
On May 12, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a report on the 2019 Emergency Alert System (EAS) nationwide test. On August 7, 2019, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the FCC, conducted a nationwide test of the EAS using only the broadcast-based distribution system, commonly known as the “daisy chain.” The purpose of [...]
Innovation Stories Create a Rich Definition of “Innovation”
“Innovation” is a simple word with quite a few definitions. Merriam-Webster defines innovation as “a new idea, method or device.” That definition, while simple and accurate, doesn’t seem to capture the implications behind the word. Saying “innovation” in just about any conversation focuses thoughts on new technology and creative thinking.
Evolution of ATSC 3.0 Mobile Use Cases
Mobile reception has been discussed since the early days of standardization for ATSC 3.0 or Next Gen TV. Just as there was a wide range of opinions on what functions ATSC 3.0 should include, the concept of mobility itself had a variety of definitions. Some thought ATSC 3.0 mobility should allow reception in vehicles moving [...]