PILOT Innovation Challenge Announces 12 Finalists
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- PILOT, an innovation initiative of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), announced the 12 finalists of its second annual PILOT Innovation Challenge. The PILOT Innovation Challenge recognizes creative ideas that leverage technological advances in the production, distribution and display of engaging content. Winners will be selected and announced November 13 at the NAB Futures conference in Palo Alto, [...]
IBM Joins PILOT
-- Coalition of broadcasters and technology companies work to advance innovation in broadcast industry -- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- IBM has joined the National Association of Broadcasters' (NAB) PILOT program. PILOT brings together innovative companies, educators and advocates with broadcasters to advance broadcast technologies and cultivate new media opportunities. PILOT consists of broadcasting and technology stakeholders, [...]
PILOT Sponsors University of Georgia’s Grady Mobile News Lab for Fall 2017
-- The National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) PILOT innovation initiative will provide funding for VR equipment and training at the Grady College of Journalism -- WASHINGTON, D.C. –NAB’s PILOT innovation initiative will sponsor the Mobile News Lab project at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication during Fall 2017. The sponsorship will provide the lab [...]
PILOT Announces 2017 Innovation Challenge Question
-- Application deadline is September 22, 2017 -- LAS VEGAS-- The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), through its PILOT program, today announced the second annual PILOT Innovation Challenge question. The PILOT Innovation Challenge recognizes creative ideas that leverage technological advances in the production, distribution and display of engaging content. The program also provides support to [...]
NAB Show to Feature Alexa Bootcamp
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The 2017 NAB Show will feature a new program open to all attendees that explores Alexa voice service technology that powers the popular Amazon Echo device. The “Alexa Skill Building Bootcamp” will be held Saturday, April 22 from 12:30-5:00 p.m. at the Las Vegas Convention Center. “Through Alexa’s voice-user interface, consumers are engaging [...]