NAB Responds To Tech Industry Letter Supporting Microsoft’s TV White Space Proposal
The National Association of Broadcasters responded to concerns raised over a letter from a group of tech industry leaders and executives, known as Innovation for Technology, announcing their support for […]
GatesAir to Provide Raycom Media with Repack Transmitters and Services
Raycom Media, one of the nation’s largest privately-owned broadcasters, has signed an agreement with GatesAir to provide Maxiva™ transmitters and installation services. The agreement covers 65 TV stations in 44 […]
Verizon Urges FCC To Adopt Next-Gen TV Standard Rules
Law360, New York (August 21, 2017, 6:34 PM EDT) — Verizon urged the Federal Communication Commission on Friday to consider putting in place a few rules to ensure that the transition to […]
FCC Net Neutrality Comments Top 20 Million
From Broadcasting & Cable The FCC last week extended the deadline for comments from Aug. 16 to Aug. 30, but followers of the issue aren’t waiting until the last minute […]
The 4 Big Trends Affecting The Media Industry Today
The second-quarter earnings season of 2017 has wound down for media companies and broadcasters, and FierceBroadcasting is rounding up the trends that highlighted the reports. 1. Streaming services gain traction, but strategies […]
Next-Generation TV Expected To Usher in New Era of T-Commerce
Next-generation broadcasting boasts any number of interactive capabilities. Among its big advantages: It could make TV-based shopping — a.k.a. t-commerce — so simple that even logging onto Amazon would feel […]
FCC Extends Net Neutrality Comment Deadline
From Broadcasting & Cable The FCC has given commenters a little more time to weigh in on the proposed changes to the FCC’s 2015 net neutrality rules, but not the […]
Sources: Pai Teeing Up Media Ownership Order
According to multiple industry sources, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is working on a media ownership order that, according to a broadcast industry source, would allow newspaper-broadcast and radio-TV cross-ownership. The […]
Senate Commerce Moves Forward on FCC Nominations Despite Democratic Opposition
WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee moved the nominations of Ajit Pai, Jessica Rosenworcel and Brendan Carr to new FCC terms, despite Democrats’ objections. It’s still unclear when their nominations will reach the Senate floor […]
DC Circ. Kills Challenges To FCC Orders As Time-Barred
Law360, New York (August 1, 2017, 7:35 PM EDT) — The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday rejected a challenge by low-power television broadcasters to a series of orders by the Federal […]