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The End of an Era (Final Chapter)

by Aldo Cugnini

Philips Research will close its Briarcliff labs and move the operation to a technology hub in Massachusetts, the company quietly announced last October. According to a letter to staff from Philips Research head Hans-Aloys …

Tags:DTV| Philips| R&D (Research & Development)| Video Encoders & Decoders| Vol 22 - Issue 12

The Digital Transition – Not Quite There, Yet

by Aldo Cugnini

Some of our readers may be surprised to hear that the US has not yet fully converted to digital broadcast. While full-power analog television station transmissions in the US ended in 2009, the statutory …

Tags:ATSC| DTV| FCC| Spectrum Allocation| Tuners| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Is Your Smart TV Getting Too Smart?

by Aldo Cugnini

Be careful what you say and do in front of your TV – it just might be watching and listening to you – and blabbing to others about you. In a scenario that sounds …

Tags:Privacy| Samsung| Smart TV| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Watching the Super Bowl – Everywhere

by Aldo Cugnini

Now that the “big game” is over, not without its last-minute drama – a few notes here on how the experience was consumed both inside and outside the University of Phoenix Stadium. To those …

Tags:LED| Outdoor Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Why “TV Everywhere” Isn’t

by Aldo Cugnini

Content providers made their annual pilgrimage to the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and several were on tap at a discussion entitled, “Where Is TV Everywhere Taking Us”. With panelists from DISH …

Tags:OTT Video| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Aldo’s Advanced Apparatus Anticipation: Annum 2015

by Aldo Cugnini

CES 2015 – Taking a crack at what the New Year will bring, at least to the display industry – we’re about to join the festivities at the yearly compendium of what’s new, gadget-wise – …

Tags:CES 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 02

Hardware and Standards Wrestle in the Marketplace

by Aldo Cugnini

Broadcast & Distribution – Hardware manufacturers and standards developers have often clashed when it comes to inter-compatibility and longevity of solutions. Once a solution takes hold in the marketplace, it can be very difficult to evolve …

Tags:HEVC (H.265)| Netflix| Standards| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 49