Getting to Know Nathan Simington
Nathan Simington is still wondering how he got that first White House interview. He was chosen for the Federal Communications Commission after President Trump abruptly pulled the renomination of Commissioner Michael O’Rielly. The latter had openly questioned whether the FCC had legal authority to issue new social media regulations. Formerly senior advisor at the National […]
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 15, 2022 to January 21, 2022
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. The FCC issued a Public Notice urging all communications companies to take steps to ensure the security of their facilities […]
FCC Shares Cyber Warnings About Russia
The Federal Communications Commission is encouraging communications companies to read a federal security advisory about cyber threats from Russia, and act on it. “The commission urges all communications companies to take the recommended actions to protect their networks from cyber threats, to detect and notify CISA of cyber threats impacting communications services and infrastructure, and […]
Telos Corporation Appoints New Board Members
Bradley Jacobs and Derrick Dockery will join the Board of Directors
GBS Says iHeart Is Being Hypocritical on Geo-Targeting
GeoBroadcast Solutions is calling out iHeartMedia for comments made in an FCC rulemaking proceeding that would allow FM broadcasters to geo-target content to specific zones of their coverage area for limited periods of time. In fact, GBS says iHeart “today offers a service available to only iHeart’s stations that enables advertisers to do exactly the […]
Technologies from Blackmagic Design Used for 40+ Projects in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival Lineup
Creators used its digital film cameras, editing, grading, visual effects (VFX) and audio post production software
Evoca Launches Its NextGen TV-based Pay TV service In Denver
The offering, which has more than 60 channels includes Altitude Sports in its Denver and Front Range package
NBC Announcers to Cover the Winter Olympics Its Stamford Hub
Concerns about rising coronavirus cases and COVID-19 restrictions prompted a decision to call the action from their U.S. studios; ESPN will also be focusing on remote coverage
APRE Offers Scholarships for ’22 PREC
The Association of Public Radio Engineers Board of Directors is making available scholarships to help new public radio engineers attend the 2022 Public Radio Engineering Conference (PREC). The scholarship program is also open to public radio engineering and operations personnel who haven’t attended PREC in five years. The 2022 conference will be held at the […]
NBCU Academy Expands to Include Engineering and STEM Programs
13 new academic partnerships for NBCU News’ journalism training program will include STEM and engineering programs for the first time