George Winslow
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 a number of magazines, including Multichannel News International and World Screen, and moderated panels at such major industry events as NAB and MIP TV. He has published two books and dozens of encyclopedia articles on such subjects as the media, New York City history and economics.
Latest articles by George Winslow

FCC Explores Updates to CALM Act Rules
By George Winslow published
The agency is asking for public comments on how it can reduce overly loud commercials

Fox Corporation Acquires Red Seat Ventures
By George Winslow published
Clients of the Red Seat platform include Tucker Carlson, Nancy Grace, Megyn Kelly, Bill O’Reilly, Piers Morgan and others

Study: Super Bowl Streaming Delays Topped 60 Seconds on Many Platforms
By George Winslow published
Tubi had the best performance with 41 seconds of latency, according to Phenix

Trilogy Studios Unveils 100,000-Square-Foot Production Facility in Texas
By George Winslow published
Its Flex Space warehouse offers customizable options for TV, film and commercial production

Fubo Sports Inks Deals for OTA Distribution in 100-Plus Markets
By George Winslow published
Over-the-air distribution adds to the network’s current distribution as a FAST channel on Fubo and most ad-supported streaming platforms

ESPN Signs Multiyear Deal to Air Major League Rugby
By George Winslow published
All matches will stream live on ESPN+ with select games on ESPN2

CommScope Inks Deal to Become Official Connectivity Partner for MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
By George Winslow published
The racing team will use CommScope’s SYSTIMAX and RUCKUS wired and wireless network solutions

Gray Media Launches New NextGen TV Features for Super Bowl Sunday
By George Winslow published
The station group will broadcast the game in HDR for all its Fox affiliates using ATSC 3.0 and has added a new gaming channel

American Forces Network Renews Service Agreement with DigitalGlue
By George Winslow published
The service level agreement will provide maintenance, software updates and comprehensive support

BrightLine, TripleLift Launch Marketplace for Interactive CTV Advertising
By George Winslow published
The effort will allow advertisers and agencies to launch interactive campaigns across top-tier publishers.

Samba TV: Streaming, Linear TV Set New Viewing Records
By George Winslow published
Streaming was up by 56% in the second half of 2024 but traditional TV also grew by 8%, highlighting the importance of live events

IBC Extends Deadline for Technical Papers Until Feb. 14
By George Winslow published
Participants have an extra week to submit entries for the 2025 Technical Papers Program deadline

N.Y., N.J. and Conn. Attorneys General Demand Altice Issue Refunds for MSG Networks
By George Winslow published
The three attorneys generals said the operator needed to conclude a deal to end the blackouts or refund subscriber money

Gray Stations To Simulcast 10 Kansas City Royals Games
By George Winslow published
Sports Games will air on KCTV, KSMO-TV and other Gray Media stations in the Midwest covering nearly 7 million households

FCC Releases Full `60 Minutes' Video; Seeks Public Comments on `News Distortion Complaint’ Against CBS
By George Winslow published
The FCC has made the full video and transcript of the 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris publicly available

Boston Bruins, NESN, NHL to Offer First Real-Time Animated Regional NHL Game
By George Winslow published
Sony’s Hawk-Eye Innovations optical tracking and Beyond Sports technology will be used to create an animated version of the March 11 Bruins-Panthers game

Comcast To Deliver First-Ever Super Bowl Feed in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
By George Winslow published
Xfinity X1 customers will get enhanced 4K coverage with Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision and ultra-low latency

Fox Plans To Launch Direct-to-Consumer Service This Year
By George Winslow published
CEO Lachlan Murdoch: ‘This service will be a package of our existing content on our existing brands targeted to consumers that are not currently in the bundle’

FCC Chair Brendan Carr Fills More Key Staff Positions
By George Winslow published
New appointments include Adam Candeub as general counsel and Jay Schwarz as chief of the Space Bureau

Tegna Shuts Down National Fact-Checking Operation
By George Winslow published
Around 18 people at the D.C.-based Verify unit have been laid off

Roku Remains Top U.S. Streaming Device
By George Winslow published
It had a 39% share of the open programmatic CTV device market in the U.S. and also led in Canada and Mexico according to Pixalate

ESPN Viewing Hits Decade-Long Highs in January
By George Winslow published
Sports Sports programmer averaged 1.6 million viewers in January, per Nielsen, its best audience for any month since January 2015

Streamers to Surpass Broadcasters in Global Content Spending in 2025, a First
By George Winslow published
Global content spending will grow by just 0.4% to $248 billion this year as streamers spend $95 billion on content
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