Michael Grotticelli
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Congressional supercommittee urged to adopt broadcast spectrum legislation
By Michael Grotticelli published
The Commerce Committee legislation would create incentive for television broadcasters to give up their spectrum for government auction.

Comcast tests channel bundling; new study finds a third will drop cable by 2016
By Michael Grotticelli published
The MyTV Choice trial was just introduced in Comcast's Charleston, SC, market.

Wireless groups urge Congress to preserve spectrum for "Super Wi-Fi"
By Michael Grotticelli published
TV band spectrum enables signals to travel longer distances, penetrating trees and walls more effectively than other spectrum.
Ericsson: Mobile data traffic will increase tenfold in next five years
By Michael Grotticelli published
The company says that mobile broadband subscriptions grew by 60 percent in one year.

Crispin tests subscription model for automation products
By Michael Grotticelli published
Although grant money for CapEx projects is rapidly going away, stations still have operations (OpEx) budgets that are renewed each year.

Latest version of Media Composer joins 64-bit processing ranks
By Michael Grotticelli published
Because they all use the same code base, the addition of 64-it processing is included in Avid's Symphony Nitris 6 and NewsCutter 10 products as well.
AT&T’s Stephenson says broadcast auctions are necessary to ease ‘spectrum crisis’
By Michael Grotticelli published
The company’s chairman said they are running out of spectrum in some markets.

Broadcast group pitches alternative to incentive auctions
By Michael Grotticelli published
The plan would avert a spectrum shortage by providing a vastly more efficient way to deliver the bandwidth-intensive broadband traffic.
Viacom wants Appeals Court to overturn YouTube ruling
By Michael Grotticelli published
At issue is weather Google’s popular video service is protected from copyright infringement claims.
Combatants jointly oppose broadcast spectrum fees
By Michael Grotticelli published
The NAB and the CTIA have asked Congress to stop a proposal to impose fees on some spectrum holders.

NESN puts WEEI Sports Radio on TV with fiber-controlled cameras
By Michael Grotticelli published
The sports cable channel has partnered with a sports radio station in Boston to experiment with remote-controlled fiber-optic technology.

Apple rumored to be developing smart TV prototypes
By Michael Grotticelli published
Analyst Gene Munster said he's seen internal memos that confirm that Apple is moving ahead with a new Internet-connected TV project.

MobiTV unveils 'TV Everywhere' system for content providers
By Michael Grotticelli published
The company delivers more than 220 channels of video, but — according to a recent IPO filing — remains unprofitable.

NAB launches Future of TV Coalition to encourage diversity programming on digital subchannels
By Michael Grotticelli published
In its fight for broadcast spectrum, the new NAB initiative looks to promote diversity in broadcasting.

Adobe pulls the plug on Flash for mobile platforms
By Michael Grotticelli published
Steve Jobs created a furor when he rejected the Flash plug-in for Apple’s iPhone when it first launched in 2007.
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