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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ California Streaming ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How will online video providers handle the state's recently passed legislation to extend loud commercial rules to streaming? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Costa Nikols ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MppZeV5bGNNvzu4kzQtnAm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ California Passes Law Extending TV Commercial Volume Rules to Cover Streaming ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Could this lead to a nationwide rule? ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tom.butts@futurenet.com (Tom Butts) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Butts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MppZeV5bGNNvzu4kzQtnAm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ FCC Seeks Public Input on Loud Commercials ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Starks gets exemption for streamers ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tom.butts@futurenet.com (Tom Butts) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Butts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WurCM7wF57bq4M2NtuBxdK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ FCC Explores Updates to CALM Act Rules ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The agency is asking for public comments on how it can reduce overly loud commercials ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ George Winslow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yHiH9iC2VKgx63cVSSu72S-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ FCC’s Carr Calls for New Spectrum Auction for First Responders ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New chair’s plans for first commission meeting will also address TV loudness ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tom.butts@futurenet.com (Tom Butts) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Butts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BwzdagJSAhdzu6nFZYV3kc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ FCC Calls for Comments on Commercial Loudness Rules ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Asking about effectiveness of CALM Act rules ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:09:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[FCC]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Balderston ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/edLTDtZnC7N8yrV9vAMexf-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eshoo Calls for FCC Investigations into CALM Act Complaints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Complaints related to loud TV commercials have been increasing, Eshoo says ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:15:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[FCC]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Balderston ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aCveL7xYbPhXrgPmv87vmQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rep. Eshoo Challenges FCC Action on CALM Act ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chairman Pai claims that commission’s enforcement has led to a decrease in number of complaints ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:52:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[FCC]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Balderston ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aCveL7xYbPhXrgPmv87vmQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Weigel Broadcasting Co. Relies on Cobalt Digital Processing for EAS Insertion, CALM Compliance ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Weigel Broadcasting Co. is using Cobalt Digital’s 9922-FS-DSP to provide microservices for EAS local insertion and CALM compliance for its terrestrial stations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 14:45:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Broadcast]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark J. Pescatore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aoCeBvFkUMrz53H6k5QTij-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ TV Loudness: The Wild, Wild West ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cable is frequently worse than broadcast for loud commercials and uneven commercial loudness. The worst, of course, is commercially-supported online TV. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 13:01:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Randy Hoffner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cAJ4ctCP7rhWsNhvUtCKCA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sound Predictions for the New Year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here we are at the beginning of 2015, and as with all new years it is fashionable to analyze how the previous year went and take a look at how this new one might unfold. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jay Yeary ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ivjhToHZ4dJGiqLAXtfA2e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Measuring Content for CALM Compliance ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The CALM Act is nothing new, especially to those who have been working on loudness management for years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jay Yeary ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5TKUh4LvdYnEueXuMZXmFD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ File-Based Loudness Processors ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ File-based loudness processing, as one might expect, operates on audio files, either standalone, or extracted from an audio/video file such as MXF. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2014 11:11:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mary C. Gruszka ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zT35R65p98fqyjuW3m2JbF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Audio Topics for the New Year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Whether this year will be as surprising as last year is anyone’s guess, but there are a few topics I think will be the big stories in television audio this year. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jay Yeary ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pfbkYvm5H5XznCYABEs9aR-1280-80.jpg">
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