Sinclair Wants to Use Its TV Stations to Build a 5G Internet Network
Today Sinclair announced a plan to partner with One Media 3.0 (a subsidiary of Sinclair) and Saankhya Labs to build a network enabling 5G internet and OTT video. Sinclair’s hope […]
American Classic Entertainment Announces Affiliation Availability for LPTV
American Classic Entertainment (Ace TV) announces that their network feed is now available for Low Power Television stations. The network which was launched in 2018 features great classic movies and […]
Media Bureau Lifts Freeze for Full Power and Class A TV Stations
The Media Bureau has lifted the limitations on the filing and processing of minor modification applications set on April 5, 2013. This action is for Class A and full power […]
Next Gen TV and the Future of Emergency News and Information
By John Lawson, Executive Director, AWARN Alliance Next Generation Television, enabled by the ATSC 3.0 technical standard, is likely to change today’s broadcast television industry in fundamental ways. Business modeling is […]
ATBA Member Perry Priestley is New COO of Broadcast Electronics
ATBA member Perry Priestley was announced as the new Chief Operating Officer of Broadcast Electronics on July 12, 2019. Previous positions held by Priestley include Chief Executive Officer at Anywave […]
FCC Gives Broadcasters More KidVid Flexibility
A politically divided FCC voted Wednesday (July 10) to give broadcasters more flexibility in providing educational/informational (E/I) programming for children, changes Democrats said dis-serve kids. It is the first major […]
FCC moves to open up mid-band spectrum for 5G
All four Tier 1 U.S. carriers are offering a mobile 5G service in parts of select markets. Of those four, AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon are all using high-frequency millimeter […]
V-Nova joins ATSC, driving industry collaboration and innovation to enable the best media experiences
London, UK – 24 June 2019 – V-Nova today announced that is has become a member of the influential Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) – the international non-profit organisation that develops digital […]
Alert: Applications Due September 9 for FCC Auction of 3,400 MHz of Spectrum
The Federal Communications Commission has released a draft notice on proposed auction procedures for the December 9 auction of 3,400 MHz of spectrum in the 37, 39 and 47 GHz bands. If, as expected, the […]
ATSC 3.0—‘Best Of The Best’ For Broadcasting’s Future
Television viewing is now much more than something that needs just a TV antenna or cable line. Over the past two decades, viewers have enjoyed a plethora of new viewing […]