Intel’s new Neural Compute Stick 2 might bring science fiction technology to life The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. — Arthur C. Clarke Sometimes the news is so big, a guy has to stop what he’s doing and write an…
5G is likely to enter our lives before this time next year and begin to have significant implications for our business. By now you’ve heard a lot of buzz about the new wireless mobile technology called 5G (for 5th Generation) which promises blazing fast speeds and other benefits. Later this month the standards committee 3GPP…
Why did AT&T switch sides? A shocking headline occurred this week: AT&T called on Congress to pass net neutrality rules. Wow. This is the first time an MVPD or telco (AT&T is both) has switched sides in the argument and the occurrence reminded me of a recent conversation. At the end of a lunch with a…
Fourth of July question: Shoot for the clouds or keep transcoding on the ground? I watched some amazing fireworks this past Fourth of July weekend, with powerful rockets screaming skyward to burst among the clouds and fantastic fountains erupting brilliantly at ground level. After the excitement, I found myself musing on the show’s parallel to…
There are some who say, and I believe them, that this is the golden age of content. There are more fabulous, smash hit new Broadway musicals than I can remember in my lifetime. Networks, cable channels, and over the top services are delivering new and innovative content all the time. Consumers have instant, easy access…
Bringing sports and social media together I attended a conference on sports broadcasting late last year. One particular session caught my attention. “How Social Video Will Change the Way You Create Content” brought together leaders from across sports, all whose companies’ names began with the letter N: NBA, NBC Sports Group, New York Giants, and…
The next great production invention may already be in hand I recently attended a meeting, held in a conference room dedicated to Chester Floyd Carlson. It’s unlikely that you ever heard of him, but he changed your life. His invention is perhaps third behind only the printing press and the Internet in its revolutionary impact…
Innovation and productivity begins with programming and connecting with audiences You could not turn on the business news channels in the past month without hearing that wages have finally started to rise. In the next breath, you’ll learn about the growing divergence between employee earnings and business profit in the U.S. and across the…
It’s not just about the bottom line In my many years at the Peacock network, and during my subsequent consulting career, I witnessed a great number of reorganizations. During the early GE/NBC years they were happening so frequently that the HR teams did not even have time to make new org charts. One enterprising junior…
Five years ago, my very first blog entry explored how cloud-based asset management might change television production. Now, on the heels of NAB 2016, it’s a great time to revisit this topic. You could not attend the NAB show without being blown over by the exploding number of purported solutions for content creation and distribution…