Jim Owens - Television Production

I believe that good television can make our world a better place.

Christiane Amanpour, CNN Reporter

Any program, at any time, on any device, at any location.

Frank Beacham, Director and Producer

DVE : Digital video effect equipment, working with the switcher, is used to create special effects between video images. A DVE could also refer to the actual effect.

DSLR : A still camera (digital single lens reflex camera) that shoots video, allowing the photographer to see the image through the lens that will capture the image.

Linear editing : The copying, or dubbing, of segments from the master recording (traditionally tape) to another recorder in sequential order.

Nonlinear editing : The process in which the recorded video is transferred onto a computer. Then the footage can be arranged and rearranged, special effects and graphics can be added, and the audio can be adjusted using editing software.

Prosumer equipment : Prosumer equipment, sometimes known as industrial equipment , is a little heavier-duty and sometimes employs a few professional features (such as interchangeable lenses on a camera), but may still have many of the automatic features that are included on the consumer equipment.

Second screen : Todays television audience is not just watching television; they are also on a computer of some type, often called the second screen.

Smartphones : Smartphones have become the video camera of choice for amateurs. As the image quality has grown, smartphones have been adopted by news stations, documentary producers, and other professionals as a backup camera.

Switcher (vision mixer) : Used to switch between video inputs (cameras, graphics, video players, etc.).

The definition of television is changing. When you put video on any device, it becomes a television. Its because of the programming, its the quality, its the story line. Its all those things we associate with television programming. Television was never the boxit was the programming that was on the box.

Chris Pizzuro, Head of Business Development, Canoe Ventures and former Vice President, Digital News Media, Turner Entertainment

The 2018 Emmy Awards were a perfect example of televisions transition to the Internet. Online Netflix (online) and HBO (on-cable and online) each won 23 Emmys. NBC led the broadcast networks by winning five Emmy Awards.

Defining television can be quite difficult. It used to be easy; television directors and producers knew that their final program would be generally viewed on a 19-inch television set located in a home. As you know, that is no longer the case. Televisions definition now also embraces technologies such as large-screen televisions, computers, the Internet, tablets, and smartphones. These changes have brought many new players into the television industry. Online networks now create programming that is as high quality as what we have seen in the past on the broadcast networks and cable. With their lower cost overhead and monthly subscription income, they increasingly have the money and audience to pull in some of the best program creators.