Regulatory and Standards

Turns around broadcasters’ logic as instead evidence on the inefficiencies of the current system.

Bill was approved with an amendment that establishes how proceeds would be divided.

Bipartisan Television Viewer Protection Act now moves on to the Senate.

Says at present, proposed regulatory fees do not accurately reflect the stations’ populations served.

Offered detailed findings on dangers of interference of newsgathering services using spectrum.

Looks to refresh LPTV ancillary service docket.

The ATSC 1 SFN pioneer told the agency not to drag its feet for the sake of broadcasters and the public.

Stations left in limbo by the incentive auction and repack can now amend applications to move forward.

Would instead say customers should be notified “as soon as possible.”

The bill, introduced earlier this week, would limit STELAR’s reach to “short markets” and RV/truckers.

Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) and Greg Walden (R-Ore.) crafted the bill.

Says less is more for online and on-air presentations of pending applications.

As part of KidVid updates, FCC would only require annual reports.

Calls on DirecTV to provide signals for local stations to 12 markets within 120 days.

FCC will run auction that will sell 280 MHz for the development of 5G.FCC will run auction that will sell 280 MHz for the development of 5G.

Topics that fall under the zombie label include OTT, set-top box rules, network nonduplication and more.

Most broadcasters support the use of SFNs for the ATSC 3.0 rollout.

The steering board of the organization has approved and published the DVB-I specification.