Kwesé Play, the Sub Saharan streaming video service launched amid fanfare and high hopes in 2017, has shut down after several months of rumors over disappointing revenues and failure to recoup high content costs.
Images from the past can trigger nostalgic memories. Recently, I saw an old film that featured a Heathkit, an assemble-it-yourself table radio with majestic glowing tubes. It brought back memories of my childhood days as an amateur “kitchen table” engineer who loved to build those kits.
The FCC Repack schedule plan was aggressive and ends in less than a year. It appears headed for successful conclusion if the weather cooperates and hard-working tower crews can maintain their pace.
The optical disk has some useful characteristics that have allowed it to survive alongside magnetic media. John Watkinson takes a look.
Powercast long-range wireless power technology has gained three additional FCC approvals, adding one Part 15 and two Part 18 certifications. What’s in it for TV broadcasters?
Production companies and various sports channels (and leagues) in the U.S. and abroad have been eager to test the new generation of 5G equipment in an effort to take advantage of its promised lower-latency, ultra-fast speeds, and enhanced capacity. Although compatible consumer phones and the required network infrastructure to support millimeter wave (AT&T’s “5G+”) technology is not yet widely deployed, a number of successful tests have been conducted that show its promise.
High Dynamic Range (HDR) has been getting a lot of attention lately. Dynamic range is the ratio between blackest black and the brightest white that can be seen on a display. High Dynamic Range is the next major step in improving television pictures.
With 4K UHD only just turning the corner and with much of the world still in SD is 8K a distraction from the rollout progress of 4K or just natural technological progress? The Broadcast Bridge takes stock of the current fuss around 8K which, like it or not, will be a major talking point at IBC2019.
