In recent months, the Southeast U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have been pummeled by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. The wildfires in …
2 Fast 2 Spurious – Microsoft’s Vacant Channel Plan is a Sequel We Don’t Need
Summer movie season is well underway, bringing a fresh crop of would-be blockbusters in the form of original movies and familiar sequels. Sequels, of course, …
Rules, Schmules
Although it’s one of only four nationwide wireless carriers and has its corporate roots in a foreign state-run monopoly, T-Mobile fancies itself the brash outsider …
Radio Silence
Relocating television stations to new channels following the close of the TV broadcast spectrum incentive auction will be the most complex transition the Federal Communications …
An Innovative Process for an Innovative Proceeding
Next Generation TV is all about finding new and innovative ways for broadcasters to reach the public. That’s why we think it’s very fitting that …
Norway Not a Trendsetter for FM Radio
What’s not to like about Norway? Great ski slopes. Magical fjords. Ridiculously low crime rate. And, according to a 2013 United Nations report, #2 among …
Google and Microsoft Continue Pushing Plan to Seize Channels That Actually Aren’t Vacant
As the broadcast TV spectrum incentive auction inches closer to its conclusion, Google’s so-called “vacant channel” (although more properly known as “Google channel”) proposal has …
ATVA’s New Trick: Slow Rolling Next Generation TV
The American Television Alliance (ATVA), one of the leading voices of the pay-TV industry, has a big problem. Up until now, ATVA’s primary raison d’être …
Local Broadcasters in the Eye of the Storm
Alpha Media Vice President and Market Manager Gigi South shares how their stations mobilized before, during and after Hurricane Matthew to keep their communities in …
Let’s Do the Time Warp Again – The FCC’s Ownership Rules Remain Stuck in 1975
During the past year, a number of industry trade associations have changed their long-standing names. First, the Consumer Electronics Association became the Consumer Technology Association …