Quote of the Day: “Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid.” ~ Franklin P. Jones
On this Day: In 1965, Intelsat I becomes the first commercial communications satellite to be activated for service.
The ‘First’ Fully-IP Live Broadcast Broadcast was a collaboration between VRT and EBU. VRT calls it “the first proof of concept of a complete live production that relies exclusively on IP.” FCC’s Forward Auction to Start Late July at Earliest The reverse auction looks to be wrapping up by June 29, but the start date for the next phase of the incentive auction could get pushed back to August. Pro Monitors Get Bigger, Sharper Monitors must be up to the task of handling UHD/4K production; a number of companies are already showcasing what they’ve got, with others likely soon to follow.