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Jan. 21, 2013

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Genachowski issues ‘Gigabit City Challenge’

FCC chairman Julius Genachowski wants to see at least one gigabit community in every state by 2015....More
Jan. 21, 2013

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Audio post industry not entirely on board with CALM Act 1

Station engineers have said that the audio levels of the original commercial spots and other content being ingested on a daily basis are all over the spectrum....More
Jan. 19, 2013

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Fisher Communications Chooses Monitor IQ

Now that the CALM Act is the law of the land, broadcasters have no latitude regarding audio levels. To ensure that it is in full compliance with Congress’ mandate, Fisher Communications, a broadcast communications and media company based in Seattle, recently announced that it has chosen Digital Nirvana’s Monitor IQ Essentials 3.0 package as its tool set....More
Jan. 18, 2013

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Ukraine creates public service broadcaster

The country is planning to merge its two EBU (European Broadcasting Union) members, National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) and the National Radio Company of Ukraine (NRU), with the State Television and Radio Company Kultura, to create the new Public Service Broadcasting of Ukraine (PSBU)....More
Jan. 18, 2013

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Fisher Communications deploys Monitor IQ to check regulatory compliance

The Digital Nirvana system is used to monitor compliance with loudness and closed captioning rules as well as to demonstrate commercial spots ran if a question should arise....More
Jan. 18, 2013

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FCC enhances incentive auction website

The new LEARN website provides easy access to a range of information and resources that will help broadcasters make better business decisions about participating in the incentive auction....More
Jan. 18, 2013

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Enough already! Things broadcast should move past in 2013.

While the end of the year inspires many to take stock of their lives, it is significantly more fun to take stock of everyone else’s life....More
Jan. 17, 2013

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Latest FCC tally shows nearly 1800 U.S. full-power stations on-air

The FCC count reveals more than 30,000 broadcasters are on air in the country....More
Jan. 17, 2013

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Clock begins to tick on broadcast ownership FNPRM comments

Two Further Notices of Proposed Rulemaking regarding requirements to file broadcast ownership information with the FCC have been published in the Federal Register, which officially begins the comment period....More
Jan. 11, 2013

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At CES 2013, NAB says FCC should take its time on spectrum auction

The wireless industry, reacting to the spectrum crunch, has reorganized itself to address the shortage — giving the FCC more time before incentive auctions are necessary....More
Jan. 11, 2013

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Looking to boost public Wi-Fi, FCC will reclaim more spectrum

The goal is to improve Wi-Fi service speed and the delivery of HD video....More
Jan. 9, 2013

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FCC schedules field hearing on communications infrastructure

The hearing will consist of a morning session in New York City and an afternoon session in Hoboken, NJ....More
Jan. 4, 2013

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Deutsche Telekom: Changes needed to cut latency and time-to-market

Telecom networks will need radical simplification to cope with the coming deluge of real-time video traffic and failure to do so could set back economic recovery in Europe....More
Jan. 4, 2013

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Top German broadcasters fined for collusion

TV broadcasting groups Pro7Sat1 and RTL have been fined around €55 million ($70 million) between them for entering anticompetitive agreements when they introduced encryption of their digital free TV programs in 2005....More
Jan. 3, 2013

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Dateline

The 2013 International CES opens in Las Vegas on Jan. 8....More
Jan. 3, 2013

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Wildman takes over as FCC chief economist

Steven Wildman previously served as the Acting chair of the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media at Michigan State University....More
Jan. 3, 2013

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Oh no, what about Canada? 5

Three members of Congress expressed concern to FCC chairman Julius Genachowski that a TV spectrum repack could leave as many as 14 full-power TV stations in Washington State without a channel assignment due to limited availability created by treaty with Canada....More
Jan. 2, 2013

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FCC adopts new rules for in-flight Wi-Fi

In its quest to bring Wi-Fi coverage everywhere, the FCC has established rules that allow airlines to easily bring Wi-Fi coverage — and with it live video delivered over the Internet — to their customers while in the air....More
Jan. 1, 2013

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Broadcast Engineering

Managing audio loudness across multiple platforms

With the CALM Act now in effect, stations need strategies for managing audio loudness — preferably for a wide variety of broadcast platforms. This article details the loop spanning from production to multi-platform delivery, paving the way for high-quality audio across genres, platforms and borders....More
Dec. 26, 2012

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FCC sides with WTNH-TV in waiver petition, mostly

A Memorandum Opinion and Order released last week grants the Connecticut station a waiver of the FCC’s “significantly viewed” exception of its nonduplication rules in three of four communities....More
Dec. 26, 2012

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Legislation seeks to regulate ISP data caps 1

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced a bill Dec. 20 that would give the FCC a greater role in regulating data caps imposed by Internet Service Providers....More
Dec. 20, 2012

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Media Bureau offers guidance on filing anonymous incentive auction comments

The FCC Media Bureau released a notice this week to help direct TV broadcasters wishing to file comments regarding the spectrum incentive auction NPRM on doing so without revealing their identities....More
Dec. 18, 2012

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European pay TV operators re-launch fight against piracy

Leading European pay TV operators and their security vendors are renewing their fight against piracy by announcing the new Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) at the HbbTV Symposium in Paris....More
Dec. 14, 2012

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Will LPTV survive after spectrum auctions? 2

Once repacking is complete, there might not be much room left in the spectrum for LPTV and translator stations....More
Dec. 14, 2012

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FCC announces Technology Transitions Policy Task Force 1

As part of the nation’s broadband transition, communications networks are increasingly migrating from special purpose to general purpose, from circuit-switched to packet-switched and from copper to fiber- and wireless-based networks....More

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