Belo chairman urges Powell to leave multicast issue to successor
The letter addresses whether or not the government will order cable systems to carry every digital channel a broadcaster transmits...
Public television, NCTA announce digital multicast carriage agreement
Cable systems with 750MHz of available capacity will implement the agreement with 180 days of its ratification...
Broadcasters to make Web sites child-friendly
Thanks to a new FCC ruling, broadcasters have until next year to make their sites child-proof...
Avid to acquire M-Audio
The acquisition deal will unite two leaders in the audio industry...
Thomson shifts focus, leverages existing and new technology
Thomson Broadcast announced a number of new initiatives outside of broadcast in an effort to increase revenue...
Ferree announces departure from FCC
Ferree was selected by the now outgoing FCC Commissioner Michael Powell in early 2002 to run the FCC’s Media Bureau...
SeaChange powers UK VOD services
Two UK cable operators will launch video-on-demand services on SeaChange’s platform...
T.A. takes step on 800MHz band reconfiguration
Broadcasters have an interest in the plan because a part of the sweeping spectrum swap will affect some existing users of the broadcast auxiliary service (BAS) spectrum...
Powell announces departure from FCC
Michael Powell, who has served as chairman of the commission for four years, has led the agency during a time of profound change in the telecommunications and broadcast industries. ...
MPEG LA calls for DVB-H, ATSC patents
The call launches a process of evaluating patents to determine whether or not they are essential to the ATSC and DVB-H standards...
