Is There a Future for Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting? One Observer's View

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE Mot. Imag. J
Volume: 119, No. 2, pp. 45–48
Abstract: The decade-long transition from analog to digital terrestrial television broadcasting (DTTB) has finally been completed, but the future of DTTB is now in question. The economic recession and cultural shifts in the way viewers watch television programming have had a severe impact on both advertising revenue and audience shares. This has led some industry analysts to ask whether the digital TV transition was necessary, or, has it enabled new ways for TV broadcasters to communicate with viewers and not only survive, but also thrive in the 21st century?
Publication Date: 2010-03-01
DOI: 10.5594/J11416
ISSN: Print: 1545-0279 | Electronic: 2160-2492
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J11416
Author(s): Peter H. Putman
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Peter Putman is president of ROAM Consulting, LLC, in Doylestown, PA, where he provides consulting, training, and product testing/development services to manufacturers of electronic displays, interfaces, and digital TV and video equipment. He also edits and publishes HDTVexpert.com, a website focused on digital TV, new media distribution and playback, and emerging display technologies. — Putman has written extensively on HDTV and display technology and has presented at numerous industry trade shows and technical conferences, including the Consumer Electronics Show, the National Association of Broadcasters trade show, the Hollywood Post Alliance Technology Retreat, and the InfoComm International trade show. — Putman is a member of the Academy Faculty for the International Communications Industries Association (ICIA) and was named their Educator of the Year in 2008. He is also a member of SMPTE and the Society for Information Display (SID). — Putman holds certifications from the ICIA (Certified Technology Specialist) and the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF), and has held Amateur Radio Extra Class license KT2B since 1982. He received a B.A. degree in Communications from Seton Hall University and an M.S. degree in Television and Film from Syracuse University.
Copyright: © 2010 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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