PILOT Takes 3rd in Ford Make It Driveable Challenge
Apps are not just for smartphones. Automobiles support a variety of app platforms as well, and recently PILOT sent a team of software developers to an auto app hackathon, the Ford Make It Driveable Challenge LA, which was hosted during Mobile World Congress Americas, 11-14 September 2018. At the conclusion of the hackathon, “Team PILOT” [...]
Why I Started Fighting Misinformation
Register for NAB Show New York to see the final pitches on October 17 from 3 - 6pm. Register Now I shared a fake news article online. It was the summer of 2016. One day while scrolling through my news feed, I found an article that perfectly demonstrated a political position [...]
Freedom of Expression: nēdl Gets the Point of Radio
Register for NAB Show New York to see the final pitches on October 17 from 3 - 6pm. Register Now On any given day in the suburbs of Washington, DC, you could find me staring off into space while listening to disc jockeys over my boom box. Their swagger, humor and [...]
Welcoming AWS Elemental, Facebook Journalism Project and Xperi to PILOT
I'm pleased to welcome three leading global technology companies to PILOT. AWS Elemental, an Amazon Web Services Company; Facebook Journalism Project; and Xperi have joined PILOT, an innovation initiative of the National Association of Broadcasters. PILOT brings together innovative companies, educators and advocates with broadcasters to advance broadcast technologies and cultivate new media opportunities. Members [...]
PolyPort – Pitch Prize Finalist
Register for NAB Show New York to see the final pitches on October 17 from 3 - 6pm. Register Now Studio City - Los Angeles, CA - May 2016 - 11:00PM Our Studio City loft still had boxes strewn about from the recent cross-country move from our 40th floor perch in [...]
Media Technology and Innovation Scholarships
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 a disadvantage in attracting the best and brightest upcoming talent. Apply Now The issue has been partially—and temporarily—ameliorated by [...]