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TVN Celebrates Women In Technology
On Tuesday evening at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, TVNewsCheck saluted the accomplishments of its annual Women in Technology honorees — Leadership award winner Michelle Munson, CEO of Aspera (second from...
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Scripps Pushes Declaration Of Independence
The station group’s executives spell out how they are bucking the syndication system with their five-year-old strategy to develop home-grown programming like The List and Right This Minute. “Many in...
View ArticleReimbursement Clarity Ripples Through NAB
Equipment vendors say that the recent FCC ruling that clears up whether the commission will reimburse TV station owners for relocation expenses before or during the two-part spectrum auction process...
View ArticleDiversity Could Take A Hit Following Auction
Wheeler aide Jessica Almond says that it’s possible minority and LPTV owners may sell their spectrum in the upcoming auction, but there are other means available to promote diversity in ownership and...
View ArticleFraunhofer Retunes MPEG-H 3.0 Audio Efforts
Even though the German research institute came out on the losing side of the battle between it and Dolby to be the audio standard for the ATSC 3.0 in the U.S., it’s won over South Korea and is pushing...
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Wheeler On Broadcasters’ 3.0 Push: ‘Hooray’
The FCC Chairman tells an NAB Show audience: “Hooray for the creative thinking of the broadcast community that brought ATSC 3.0 from an idea into reality. We need to move with dispatch to get that in...
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NAB Reveals, And Revels In, 3.0 Progress
As the push to move TV broadcasting to the more powerful and versatile ATSC 3.0 transmission standard picks up steam almost daily, this week’s NAB Show let attendees get up close and personal with the...
View ArticleCBS’s Seidel Gives 3.0 A Lukewarm Reception
The CBS tech exec says he has two big questions over plans to move to the next-gen standard: will viewers lose programming now available on subchannels and what is the business plan?
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Encouraging Words For A Repack Summit
During an NAB Show panel, it became apparent that both broadcast and wireless interests see value in sitting down together to plan the post-auction spectrum reorganization, with both sides saying a...
View ArticlePost-NAB, Broadcasters Have Questions
After a few typically hectic, chandelier-ceilinged days and nights at the National Association of Broadcasters annual convention in Las Vegas, here are a few questions to ponder on the future for this...
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Temporary Antennas Could Aid Repack Work
The FCC can take several more steps to expedite the TV spectrum repack and increase the likelihood of achieving its aggressive timeline, including authorizing the use of temporary side-mount antennas,...
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SVG's NAB Review: Seeing Through The Haze
NAB 2016 is in the books and, for the 103,000 people in attendance, it’s time to pull together notes taken from across the show floor and hopefully be able to answer a simple question from management:...
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