Here’s To The ATSC 3.0 Bootstrap
The very most important aspect of the standard may be its most fundamental: the ATSC 3.0 bootstrap
DRM Shortwave Will Serve Amazon Region
National Radio of the Amazon plans to use DRM shortwave transmissions to serve indigenous populations in the northern Amazon region, according to the Digital Radio Mondiale Consortium. Public broadcaster Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC) ordered a 100 kW BT transmitter to broadcast in DRM at 11,780 kHz in the 25-meter band, a shortwave channel used […]
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 25, 2021 to October 1, 2021
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. ViacomCBS and its subsidiary Pluto TV agreed to pay $3.5 million and enter into a consent decree with the FCC […]
User Report: Apex Serves Buenas Nuevas Network
The author is general manager of GMF-Christian Media, Buenas Nuevas Network. I have been a client of Arrakis Systems and automating stations using their software and hardware since 2005. Four years ago, when I learned of the new Apex automation system, my first impression was that this was the automation we’d been waiting for. When […]
DirecTV Drops Bloomberg TV
In response, Bloomberg called the decision “disappointing, given our active negotiations and good faith engagement throughout the process”
Toldright Adds Alex Lovell To Senior Leadership Team
Media sales veteran formerly with iHeartMedia, Verizon Media, Time Inc. and Golf Channel will manage business development efforts, reporting and sales analytics
Fox News Officially Debuts Newly Renovated D.C. Bureau
The state-the-art facility now features a new newsroom with a ring of massive TV monitors, renovated studios and other features
IATSE Starts Voting on Possible Historic Strike
The results, which are expected on Oct. 4, could lead to the union’s first nationwide strike
Studio Berlin Turns To Grass Valley To Outfit New U10 OB Truck
The UHD, HDR, 12G-SDI truck will use the Grass Valley K-Frame XP compact switcher
New SVOD Forecast: Disney+ Will Beat Netflix in Sub Counts by 2025
Disney+ will surpass Netflix for the title of the world’s largest SVOD service but Netflix will continue to see healthy growth, according to Digital TV Research