NAB to FCC: Reject Cable ATSC 3.0 Recon Petitions
Broadcasters have asked the FCC to dismiss cable operator petitions to reconsider parts of its framework for allowing broadcasters to roll out the new ATSC 3.0 transmission standard, saying cable […]
FCC Allocates Additional $742 Million For Repack Expenses
WASHINGTON—Good news for full-power and Class-A TV stations, ditto MVPDs. The Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau and Incentive Auction Task Force on Monday announced a further allocation of $742 million […]
ATBA Helps Secure $150M Refund for LPTV, What’s Next?
From Doug Thompson, ATBA Board Member Well, there is good news and sort of bad news for the LPTV industry. Congress has passed a bill to allow LPTV station $150 […]
DTV Ancillary and Supplementary Services Report Goes Away for Most TV Stations
Today the FCC publicly released a Report and Order eliminating TV stations’ annual obligation to report whether they have provided feeable ancillary or supplementary services on their spectrum during the […]
The New ATSC 3.0 OTA TV Standard Shows Off Their New Emergency System
Last week the ATSC 3.0 over-the-air TV standard officially launched in Dallas and Phoenix as test markets. A lot of the focus on 3.0 OTA TV has been on the […]
Connekt, Verance ATSC 3.0 ad solution
AI-driven technology company Connekt and Verance, a leading ATSC 3.0 Next Gen TV platform company, have partnered to develop the standard for interactive advertising formats to be delivered over the […]
Phoenix Model Market Launches First Next-Generation Television Channel with Local Univision-Owned UniMás Station
PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The first next-generation TV signal in the Phoenix Model Market is “on the air,” with KFPH-CD Channel 35, owned by Univision Communications Inc., now transmitting UniMás network programming using […]
NAB 2018: Dish, Spectrum Co. Team on ATSC 3.0 Test in Dallas
Dish Network and Spectrum Consortium LLC (Spectrum Co.) said they have successfully tested the emerging next-gen ATSC 3.0 format in the Dallas area using 700 MHz E Block spectrum. Using […]
Stations Weigh ATSC 3.0 Investment Carefully
While big station groups are forging ahead with ATSC 3.0 deployments in Dallas and Phoenix, transmission vendors say most stations are taking a cautious approach to investing in the new […]
Dish Joins With Broadcasters On 3.0 Test
Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network is usually knocking heads with broadcasters over retransmission consent fees. But in Dallas, the satellite operator is working with leading broadcasters in developing ATSC 3.0, the […]