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SMPTE Content
February 18, 2026
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SMPTE Opens Call for Papers for 2026 Media Technology Summit

 WHITEPLAINS, N.Y. — Feb 18, 2026 — SMPTE®, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, today announced its call for technical papers for the SMPTE 2026 Media Technology Summit. The Summit will be held Nov. 16-19 at the Pasadena... Read More
Richard Welsh
January 30, 2026
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SMPTE’s Vision and Mission: Shaping the Future of Media in 2026 and the Next Century

 Welcome to 2026! We may be a month or so in already, but it’s not too late to wish you all a...
Russell Poole
January 30, 2026
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SMPTE Spotlight: Andy Beach

 As AI continues to dominate the conversation, the media tech industry is seeking...
SMPTE Content
January 30, 2026
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2025 SMPTE Standards Round-Up

 SMPTE Standards have played a significant role in the media technology industry for well...
SMPTE Content
January 22, 2026
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SMPTE Announces Steve LLamb as ISO/TC 36 Cinematography Chair

 WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Jan. 22, 2026 —SMPTE®, the home of media professionals, technologists,...

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Newswatch
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November 30, 2019

November 2019 - Rising Compression Options

While compression might not be the sexiest topic, the entire world is growing increasingly dependent on the process daily now that video over IP concepts are surging to the... Read More
VVC
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November 25, 2019

Video Compression Terminology Explained

It’s easy to get bogged down in all the technical terminology when it comes to chatting about the wizardry behind the lenses of TV shows and movies. Lossy this, frame rate... Read More
Cloud
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October 31, 2019

October 2019 - Pursuing The Ideal Media Cloud

When Tomasz Witkowski, a senior workflow engineer for UK-based Sundog Media Toolkit, Ltd., a company that specializes in media workflows built on Cloud platforms, and his... Read More
Immersive Audio
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September 30, 2019

September 2019 - Immersive Audio Rollout Looms

The rise of immersive audio for cinema has entered an exciting new chapter of final testing and preparations for rolling out the format widely some five years after SMPTE’s... Read More
September 9, 2019

Could Blockchain Be a Game Changer for Media and Entertainment?

As our digitally connected world continues to advance, it’s not without setbacks for many industries. Trust in social media continues to decline, content piracy is an ongoing... Read More
Cloud
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August 31, 2019

August 2019 - Reinventing Media Workflows

As media companies battle to keep up with the industry’s ongoing transition to IT-based workflows, the questions of what, exactly, a workflow is and means on this new... Read More
August 14, 2019

Microservices for Media and Entertainment: Key Benefits and Challenges

If the broadcasting industry is to remain competitive against the myriad of streaming solutions, a more agile and flexible architecture is needed to support the move to... Read More
August 14, 2019

Object-Based Broadcasting May Soon Be Near Reality (Finally!)

From wider color gamuts to impeccable resolutions, there have been evolutionary advancements to image quality and consumer electronics. While these have added an exciting... Read More
Immersive Audio
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July 4, 2019

Immersive Audio: A Look Inside the Next Generation of Sound

In our everyday lives, we experience sound in all distances and directions. Our ears are able to detect and differentiate between tone, pitch, volume and location. In short,... Read More
July 2, 2019

From SDI to IP: The Evolution of Distribution

The transition to internet protocol (IP) networks has been underway in the broadcast industry for some time. However, only recently have standards been defined that allow... Read More
Immersive Media
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June 30, 2019

June 2019 - Immersive Cinema Looms

When discussing the current state of immersive media in theatrical environments, Steve LLamb, VP of Media Technology Standards atDeluxe, co-chair of the SMPTE 21-DC Digital... Read More
June 2, 2019

5 Noteworthy Features of ATSC 3.0

As viewers’ video consumption habits continue to evolve with over-the-top (OTT) services and broadband distribution, the future of broadcast looks to offer a more hybrid... Read More
Screen
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May 14, 2019

Adapting to a Hyper-Connected World

When is the last time you settled into your couch to watch your favorite show on television and didn’t pick up your phone, open your laptop, or turn on your tablet? Unless... Read More
OTT
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May 4, 2019

From Niche to Mainstream: The Rise of OTT

The cord cutting revolution is officially here. According to eMarketer, thenumber of adultswho will cancel a pay TV service is projected to rise to 39.3 million this year... Read More
ETIA
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June 29, 2016

ETCA 2016 kicks off with Alive and Online: The "New Linear" Television

We're kicking off ETCA this morning -- building on the success of previous year's ETIA conferences -- with an expanded program and some exciting new tracks including a major... Read More
MCN
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June 29, 2016

ETCA 2016: The rise of Multi-channel networks and personalization

Jim Burger, a familiar figure to those who've attended past SMPTE events, kicked off a panel on how internet technology can be used to make the electronic entertainment... Read More
OTT
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June 29, 2016

ETCA 2016: Media on My Terms

After opening remarks from SMPTE's Executive Director Barbara Lange and Pat Griffis, Tom Coughlin kicked off Day 2 of ETCA 2016 with an all-star panel focused on how media... Read More
ETCA2016
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June 29, 2016

ETCA 2016: Entertainment on the Road -- The Connected Car

Just as an increasing amount of content is being consumed on mobile devices, so too is the car a growth market for entertainment -- although one that has its own unique... Read More
3D
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June 29, 2016

ETCA 2016: Evolution of Audio -- Connected from Cinema to Couch to Car

Switching from video to audio, Sunil Bharitkar from HP led a panel on the challenges and future direction of audio as part of entertainment. Underlying the changes is a... Read More
HD
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June 29, 2016

ETCA 2016: The Future of Home Entertainment in a Connected World -- A Warner Bros. Perspective

The conference's Day 2 keynote was given by Ron Sanders, CEO of Warner Home Entertainment, in the form of an interview conducted by EnGadget's Roberto Baldwin. Ron started... Read More
HD
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June 29, 2016

ETCA 2016: HDR, the Silver Bullet for Connected Content?

Annie Chang of Walt Disney moderated a broad panel on this hot button topic. For many attendees HDR and wide-color gamut are more important than 4K resolution to image... Read More
VR
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June 28, 2016

ETCA 2016: VR and the Race to Real

VR isn't new to ETCA. Last year featured a "Holodeck" and evening chat on the topic. This year's conference extended the coverage with a keynote by AMD's Roy Taylor on the... Read More
CMAF
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June 28, 2016

ETCA 2016: Live through the internet: Here today, better tomorrow -- Panel

While the day's first panel touched on the issues related to live streaming as part of the overall challenge of delivering TV content digitally, this session focused... Read More
VR
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June 28, 2016

ETCA 2016: VR Storytelling in a Connected World

In addition to the technical challenges in delivering VR, there are substantial challenges involved in re-thinking storytelling to work with the unique features and... Read More

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Erminia Fiorino | Marketing Manager | +1 914 205 2323
For information regarding SMPTE's media relations activities, or if you are an industry journalist or analyst in need of more information or an interview with SMPTE leadership, please contact Erminia  Fiorino
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