Colleagues here. Thank you for your leadership over many years. And for being a part of this next phase. I see the future of video and Television Broadcasting in particular is remaining bright as long as localism, lives journalism, consumer protections, emergency alerts, as long as those are important parts of Public Policy, i think broadcast television plays the indispensable role. Michael . Michael television will be dramatically different. Its going to be much more multidimensional as a Consumer Experience than it is today. I think consumers are clearly delighting in a range of Consumer Electronics devices that provide screens, that provide televisionlike experiences across a myriad of platforms that never existed before. I think that will continue to proliferate as a legacy of steve jobs begins to continue to create magical devices on which quality video can be distributed. I think the nature of content is going to continue to radically expand. The old adage that life is stranger t
What do you foresee in that regard . Michael its very difficult to say because people have different perceptions. It beautiful. I dont find it as radically transformational as i thought analog to hd was, which are member being chairman of the fcc touring and seeing my having my socks knocked off. I have 4k set at home, not a lot to watch yet. It doesnt have that dramatic differentiation. Other characteristics improve quality quite dramatically, hdr cable with the, the way color is rendered is quite beautiful. But this is just a cautionary tale. The human ear can only hear so may things in the human eye has so many limitations. You can only make a machine and begins to exceed real life and you have to be careful i dont know how to put this but i at some point, we are exceeding what is natural and the experience becomes unreal and jarring and almost too sharp that it creates a conflict with the way you see the world. I have no idea if that is 4k or 8k. Or some k in the future. If it help
American rail act that was signed into law by abraham lincoln. It allowed several Railroad Companies to make it Union Pacific and then they were charged with the task of building the Transcontinental Railroad that bridged the east and the west coast. They met up in utah and that is really what propels us even farther. We become that point of moving west, one of the gateways towards the west. That is today at 2 00 p. M. Eastern on American History t v. Now to discuss the future of television with a group of industry leaders. Speakers include a former sec fcc chairman michael powell, gordon smith, and Consumer Electronics association ceo gary shapiro. This is part of the conference of the advanced Television Conference committee, which develops standards for television. This is about one hour 10 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this super panel on the future of television. Of course, we have a trio of panelists who lead industries that are vitally interested in that future. Its
Spoke and said some things as well. I listen to what you say and i dont always follow it. Theres tablets, things you carry, a lot of displays Virtual Reality coming. Theres all sorts of technology. Some of which are aware of lcd and things like that. Some have not been invented or research labs. I really do want to correct. Its not just about apple. Apple is a great company. They are doing great things. Vizio is talking about going public today. In terms of what else well be seeing in the near term its had a successful run. When i talked to retailers, i hear about sets going off the shelves. The numbers are truly astounding in terms of how they are selling and the price you can get. Because we all work in washington, d. C. , i suppose the obligatory question has to be, well start this time with you, michael, what can the government do to help or, on the other hand hinder your industry and filling out its role in the future of television and feel free to lay out any concerns you have ab
Confused minds of being antisemi, let israel in a way no other president ever had American History tv schedule, go to cspan. Org. Industry representatives testify on technology and spectrum policy including the federal Communications Commissions spectrum options. Also innovation and the security of communications and wireless devices and applications. The Senate Commerce Committee Heard from them yesterday. Good morning. On the half of my friends and i im glad to convene the first hearing of the subcommittee on Communications Technology innovation and the internet. Anyone hundred 15th congress, welcome to you all. As we all know in todays connected world, perspective increases with every new technology. Spectrum is the lifeblood of this, improving the lives of people around the globe. Our discussion today comes on the heels of this committees approval of the mobile now. Under the senate leadership, weve taken a significant bipartisan step toward freeing our spectrum for the next genera