WASHINGTON—After a four-year pandemic-driven hiatus, the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society’s Fall Symposium—a forum for the exchange of information about the latest developments in broadcasting technology—has re-emerged, with little indication that there had been an interruption in what has been a fall tradition since the 1950s. The Nov. 14-15 event, by the NAB at their new headquarters building, attracted nearly 90 engineers, equipment manufacturers and academics from 10 states and six foreign nations, with some travelling from as far away as Italy, Switzerland, and Argentina.
Sessions covered a wide range of topics focused on the latest in content delivery technologies, as well as problems and issues challenging today’s broadcasters. While some subject matter—such as keeping a broadcast facility safe from hackers—was common to both sides of the aisle, television was definitely out in front in terms of the number of presentations, with more than half being TV-specific. And while ATSC 3.0 was a big topic of discussion, it was not the exclusive focus.
