New Technology and the Broadcaster

In the formative years of television broadcasting, new developments in technology were immediately and enthusiastically embraced by engineers and management alike in their drive to improve picture quality, extend services and add new production values to television programs. Emphasis is now increasingly being directed toward the impact of technology upon spectrum conservation, viewer perceptions and the vital matter of the profitability of broadcast companies themselves. New developments must be analyzed in these terms and realistic priorities established to identify those projects which should be implemented immediately, relative to those that might be postponed or abandoned entirely. Equipment designers and manufacturers are challenged to produce hardware that translates the promise of new technology into products that will justify capital investment by a return in increased reliability and reduced operating and maintenance costs.

Published

1987-02

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/M00892

ISBN

978-1-61482-916-4