Once again, the volume of complaints about loud television commercials is rivaling the volume of the blaring blurbs themselves. In the four months from November 2020 to February 2021, complaints […] More
When the transition to digital TV took place more than a decade ago, it meant beautiful pictures but also a new problem: digital audio signals perceived to be up to […] More
Metering manufacturer RTW is offering a trade-in/trade-up rebate program to U.S. customers. The rebate is valid for RTW loudness-metering products purchased between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30. More
The Federal Communications Commission has reported that it has received 15,850 complaints about loud TV commercials since new regulations went into effect in December. The reports, which run through June […] More
Comcast Media Center’s Denver video- and audio-production facility, rebranded earlier this year as WestWorks Studios, has relocated its Los Angeles-based anchor client Universal Sports Network and other sports clients in […] More
The CALM Act, which requires broadcast, cable, satellite, and other video providers to keep the volume of commercials at a level consistent with regular TV programming, went into full effect […] More
The CALM (Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation) Act, starting in December 2012, is legislation that will regulate the perceived loudness of TV commercials relative to the loudness of the TV program […] More
Ask any successful musician: the hardest thing about scoring a chart-topping debut is following it up with a second. It is a challenge that CBS and Turner Sports are happy […] More
On Dec. 13, 2012, two years after President Barack Obama signed it into law, the provisions of the CALM (Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation) Act, which regulate the relative loudness of […] More
This past weekend, the Audio Engineering Society (AES) held its annual U.S. convention in New York City, and the location wasn’t lost on attendees and exhibitors: the needs of the […] More
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