Rick Ackermans
Director of RF and Transmissions Engineering - CBS Operations and Engineering.
Chair Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Studio Video over IP (ST 2110) Drafting Group.
Chair Video Services Forum - Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST) Activity Group.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Video Services Forum.
Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.
Former Member of the Board of Governors of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.
Previously Senior Engineering Director at Turner Broadcasting where he oversaw transmissions design, operations, and special events support for the Turner Entertainment Networks.
Former Chief Operator WTBS-TV Atlanta
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Technology from Bradley University in Peoria Illinois.
Sessions/Events
- Digital-Only Boosters for HD Radio Single-Frequency Networks
- Saturday, April 5 • 11:15 AM - 11:35 AM PDT
- Redefining The Live Radio Technology Infrastructure and Workflows for Talent and Technical Teams
- Saturday, April 5 • 11:35 AM - 11:55 AM PDT
- How to Create a Visual Radio Product on a Limited Budget and Without Extra Human Resources
- Saturday, April 5 • 11:55 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
- Is WMAS (Wireless Multichannel Audio System) the Future for Wireless Mics?
- Sunday, April 6 • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
- Proactive Observability for Video Over IP
- Monday, April 7 • 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM PDT
- OTT as a Replacement for Satellite Contribution
- Monday, April 7 • 9:50 AM - 10:10 AM PDT
- Optimizing Satellite/Internet Hybrid Content Delivery Using Program Selection
- Monday, April 7 • 10:10 AM - 10:30 AM PDT