Defining Next-Generation Content for the PILOT Innovation Challenge
“What is next-generation content?” That’s the biggest question we’ve received since launching the PILOT Innovation Challenge. It’s a good question with a tricky answer because we don’t want to be prescriptive about the ideas. We’re looking for ideas around content that engages people, and “next-generation” is our means of suggesting a constraint toward the future. The delivery and [...]
Pitching for Media Coverage at 1776 Workshop
What’s the best way to pitch a story to a media organization? That was the question of the hour during a recent workshop we conducted in partnership with 1776 for 20 of their startups. You can watch the full workshop above We joined 1776 last year not only to connect with startup [...]
The Connected Car and Its Impact on Radio Listening
On Aug. 3, NAB will host a webcast on the connected car and what it means for broadcasting. The discussion will be led by David Layer, senior director, Advanced Engineering, NAB. In this week's Broadcast Blog, David gives us a preview of what we can expect in the upcoming webcast. A lot of radio listening is [...]
The Next Nationwide EAS Test: September 28, 2016
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the FCC will hold a Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test (EAS) on the afternoon of September 28, 2016 (primary date, the FCC and FEMA have reserved October 5, 2016 as a secondary date). The previous Nationwide EAS test was in November of 2011. Here are some of the [...]
Animating the Universe
At NAB Show 2016, PILOT spoke with David Ladd, multimedia producer and editor of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Television Department. Ladd and his colleagues at the Goddard Space Flight Center's Television Department create the stunning animations and visualizations of the universe that grace screens around the globe. Ladd spoke about how NASA is adapting [...]
What’s all this noise about?
“Every room, every house, every shade of noise All the floors, all the walls, they all shake with noise We can't sleep, we can't think, can't escape the noise We can't take the noise, so we just make Noise” Those whose musical tastes run toward the Country end of the spectrum may identify with [...]