NextGen TV Receivers Not Ready for Consumers
Image from Zapperbox. Courtesy of TV Technology. ATSC 3.0 (aka NextGen TV) promises a future of resolution-agnostic broadcasts that include video resolutions up to 8K, high dynamic range, and targeted […]
ATSC 3.0 Firm Launches Virtual MVPD
Courtesy of Multichannel News. Edge Networks Inc., an ATSC 3.0-focused company headed by veteran wireless technologist Todd Achilles, plans to launch a virtual pay TV service targeted to secondary and […]
KGW earns 39 Regional Emmy nominations
Courtesy of KGW8. KGW has been nominated 39 times in the 2019 Northwest Emmy® awards by the Northwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) in […]
ATBA Holds First Weekly Wednesday Webinar
The Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance hosted their first weekly webinar discussing how Low Power and Translator stations are going to adapt to the issues that have arose as a result […]
NAB: Spectrum Request by Tech Companies Doesn’t Add Up
Courtesy of TV Technology. In the ongoing battle for spectrum, NAB’s Associate General Counsel Patrick McFadden recently wrote in a blog post that a group of tech companies’ argument for […]
ATBA to Host First Wednesday Webinar
Wednesday at 3pm CT, the ATBA will host the first weekly webinar to discuss the issues related to LPTV and Translator stations. The first webinar for Wednesday April, 1, 2020 […]
The FCC is Seeking Comment on the Use of SFNs for ATSC 3.0 Coverage
The FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) today with intentions of modernizing its Distributed Transmission System (DTS) rules that will enable TV broadcasters to increase coverage from NextGen […]
Pandemic Brings TV to the Forefront
Courtesy of TV Technology. As the coronavirus has literally brought daily life to a halt worldwide, forcing people indoors, viewers are turning to television, with viewership rates skyrocketing. Like 9/11, […]
FreeCast Hires DTV America & Frontier Executives as IPO Moves Forward
Irwin Podhajser, former DTV America VP of Business Development and Roy Labrador, Frontier’s National VP of Channel Programs are the latest high-profile additions to FreeCast’s leadership Irwin Podhajser has joined FreeCast‘s […]
LPTVs to Receive 85% of Repack Reimbursement ASAP, Says FCC
Courtesy of TV Technology. Low power TV stations (LPTVs) can start seeing their repack reimbursement payments soon, as the FCC has announced that it is making 85% of the funds—which […]