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Long-Awaited ATSC 3.0 Rulemaking Overshadows NAB Show Expectations
By Phil Kurz published
NAB Show NextGen TV advancements will proliferate in Las Vegas as industry awaits a 1.0 sunset decision

FCC Approves Merger Creating Nation’s Largest Cable, Broadband Provider
By Tom Butts published
Cox-Charter merger hinged on ending ‘DEI discrimination’

Tech Perspectives: Where Have All the Frequencies Gone?
By David Danto published
OPINION Spectrum may be a shared public resource, but wireless mics keep having to do more with less.
32.6 Million Americans Watched Trump's 2026 State of the Union Address
By George Winslow published
About 2 million of those were younger viewers aged 18 to 34

ATSC Appoints Anil Bhardwaj Tech, Strategy Director For India
By Phil Kurz published
The broadcast veteran with 20 years of experience also has responsibility for emerging markets

Scripps to Reacquire 23 ION Stations
By George Winslow published
The stations were divested to comply with ownership caps in 2021

FCC Launches Inquiry Into Broadcast Sports Rights
By George Winslow published
The NAB applauded the move by the Media Bureau to seek public comments on such issues as the shift of rights away from free-to-air broadcasts

DirecTV Study Finds Consolidation Decreases `Quality’ and `Diversity' of Local News
By George Winslow published
The study filed with the FCC found that in `the majority of duopolies, triopolies, and quadropolies’ station groups offered `essentially the same local news’
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