National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)

Conventions: the nab show and nab show ny are annual conventions that showcase technological innovations as well as provide education and network opportunities to the broadcasting and production communities. The 2022 nab show attracted over 64,000 registered attendees and featured nearly 1,000 exhibitors. The 2022 nab show new york event attracted 9,500 registered attendees and nearly 300 exhibitors.

Innovation: created in 2012, pilot is a collation of innovators, educators, and advocates dedicated to advancing broadcast technology and cultivating new media opportunities. Pilot propels broadcast technology into the future by providing a platform for innovation, an engine for incubation, a venue for testing new technologies and a forum for broadcaster education. Nab conducted an educational cohort on the issue and applications of first party data. Nab continued the atsc 3.0 virtual interoperability event with 18 participating companies to develop and refine workflows for the new television standard , as well as the nextgen tv conformance program. Nab also continued nextgen tv fellowship with howard university with expansion targeted for other universities in an effort to educate a new generation of broadcast technologists and increase diversity in the industry. Nab developed a prototype broadcast positioning system (bps) that can compliment and augment gps signals. Nab updated, published, and promoted a digital dash best practices report to educate radio Broadcasters and automakers on how to use metadata to maximize the user experience in modern automobiles. Nab's innovation challenge featured companies with new solutions to supply chain management for complex broadcast hardware and software as well as university researchers with innovative concepts for content curation and publishing.

Advocacy: there are more than 17,000 full power local radio and television stations in the us serving their communities through public service, local news, entertainment programming and vital community information such as amber alerts, traffic information, and severe weather warnings. Nab advocates before congress, the federal communications commission (fcc) and in the courts.