3+ hour, 45+ min ago  (241+ words) The filing also laid out a series of policy recommendations that would preserve major sports on broadcast TV. Those include: ending station ownership caps, speeding up the transition to Next Gen TV/ATSC 3. 0, changing the rules on how retrans fees…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (325+ words) Broadcasters must be able to make decisions about the content on our airwaves free from government influence," NAB's Le Geyt wrote. The First Amendment affords our stations " and all Americans " this fundamental right." WASHINGTON"In response to the controversy over…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (481+ words) Transition to 3. 0 broadcasts should "remain market based" and the FCC "should reject broadcasters" requests for government intervention" the NCTA argued WASHINGTON'Associations backed by the pay TV industry have voiced significant opposition to the NAB"s proposals for speeding up the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (237+ words) A firm transition date would catalyze the entire ecosystem," members of Congress told the agency WASHINGTON'In a sign that momentum for setting a firm transition date for Next Gen TV/ATSC 3. 0 may be building, a large group of 91 members of…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (566+ words) George Winslow is the senior content producer for TV Tech. He has written about the television, media and technology industries for nearly 30 years for such publications as Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News and TV Tech. Over the years, he has edited…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (467+ words) Satellite spectrum-sharing rules, robocalls, national security rules and e-rate rules are also among the items Carr said the agency is considering this month WASHINGTON'Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr has highlighted a series of items that the regulator is likely…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (189+ words) Agency delays enforcement until Nov. 2027 of a rule requiring emergency information provided visually must be made audibly accessible WASHINGTON'The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau has issued a Memorandum and Order once again delaying the implementation of the so-called "Audible Crawl…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (200+ words) `Failing to restore the federal investment will cause further harm to the communities that depend on their local public media stations," the APTS says WASHINGTON'In response to President Trump"s 2027 fiscal year budget proposals that once again offer no funding…...

2+ week, 57+ min ago  (403+ words) The new proceeding is part of the Trump administration's efforts to "unleash American drone dominance," FCC Chair said As the next major step in the Commission's work, the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and the Office of Engineering and Technology…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (551+ words) FCC's Gomez called the merger approval `flatly illegal' and the latest example of FCC's `billionaire bypass' practice of offering favorable treatment of Trump supporters WASHINGTON'During his monthly press conference, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr reiterated his controversial plans to…...