Comcast NBCU to Offer Service Members, Vets Free Streaming of Winter Olympics
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Comcast NBCUniversal partner to make all the coverage of the Olympic Winter Games available for free
BBC Studios To Double Its U.S. and Canadian Digital News Teams
As part of this significant expansion, ex-News Corp executive Jennie Baird has been hired in a new EVP role
Smartphone Sales Dropped by 3% in Q4 2021
Supply chain issues and factory constraints hurt smartphone sales in Q4 but full year 2021 sales rose by 5%, according to Strategy Analytics, with 3% sales growth expected for 2022
World Radio Day Focuses on Trust for 2022
This year’s World Radio Day celebrates the trust, accessibility and long-term viability of the radio industry. Feb. 13, 2022, marks the 11th annual celebration of World Radio Day, which is organized by the United Nations’ UNESCO organization. This year’s theme is “Radio and Trust” in recognition of radio’s standing as one of the most trusted […]
Sohn Says She Will Recuse Herself from Broadcast Copyright, Retrans Issues
(Image credit: Public Knowledge) Gigi Sohn, the Democratic nominee for the FCC told the commission this week that she would recuse herself from television broadcast copyright and retrans issues if her nomination for commissioner is approved. Sohn’s nomination has garnered some pushback from broadcasters who object to her role as a member of the board […]
FCC Gives Additional Guidance For Filings that Had Been Made in the CDBS Filing System
As we noted two weeks ago, the FCC has stopped accepting new filings through its CDBS database. This week, the FCC released a Public Notice which provides further details on how filings that were made in CDBS should now be submitted. As we noted when the announcement of the end of submissions to the database […]
FCC Follow Up to Stations that Did Not File Biennial Ownership Reports Last December – Fines to Follow?
The FCC sent out a flurry of reminders to broadcasters who did not file their Biennial Ownership Reports by the December 1, 2021 deadline. As we wrote in our reminder in November, these reports were to be filed by licensees of all full-power radio and TV stations (commercial and noncommercial), as well as by LPTV […]
Spectacular Radio Studios: A Radio World Ebook
Radio World’s latest ebook is the biggest yet, almost 50 pages chock-full of photos of new studios recently built by leading broadcast organizations. Yes, new radio studios are still being built during the pandemic, and here’s the proof. Check out the equipment and design choices made by your peers who solved technical problems and overcame […]
NBCUniversal Local Names Angie Grande Director of Streaming News
The 20-year journalist is responsible for the launch of streaming news channels from NBC/Telemundo stations on Peacock later this year
MPEG LA Introduces Patent Pool License for VVC Compression
The pool is designed to help speed and support the adoption of the Versatile Video Coding (VVC) compression standard with reasonable license terms, the group said