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APTS, PBS Tell FCC Not to Set a Firm Date for ATSC 1.0 Sunset
By George Winslow published
The joint filing highlighted the importance of NextGen TV for public media and urged the agency to make it easier for public stations to launch 3.0 broadcasts

Pay TV Groups Rebut NAB's ATSC 3.0 Transition Plans
By George Winslow published
Transition to 3.0 broadcasts should “remain market based” and the FCC “should reject broadcasters’ requests for government intervention” the NCTA argued

Congress Approves Funding for Public Broadcasting Emergency, Educational Programs
By Tom Butts published
House minibus package includes $48M for Next Generation Warning system and 'Ready to Learn' grant program

MPA Backs ATSC 3.0 Content Security Protections in FCC Comments
By George Winslow published
The major Hollywood studios said that NextGen TV's DRM features will protect its members' content from piracy

Report Blasts Major Media Companies as `Complicit’ in Attacks on Civil Rights
By George Winslow published
In a detailed analysis of the 35 most dominant U.S. media companies, Free Press' report reveals a disturbing reversal on prior civil-rights commitments

FCC: Stations Airing `Partisan' Talk Shows and Late Night Programs Must Comply with Equal Time Rules
By George Winslow published
Commissioner Gomez called the guidance `an escalation in this FCC’s ongoing campaign to censor and control speech'

NAB, Broadcasters Press FCC to End Ownership Caps
By George Winslow published
NAB, Sinclair, Scripps, Cox, Nexstar, Fox and a coalition of network affiliates filed reply comments rebutting arguments against deregulation by pay TV groups, unions, public interest groups and some smaller broadcasters

WBGU-TV in Ohio to Drop PBS Affiliation
By George Winslow published
Federal funding cuts were behind the decision by Bowling Green State University to stop airing PBS programming on June 30, 2026

NAB Urges Swift Action by FCC on NextGen TV Transition
By George Winslow published
The Commission “has a timely opportunity to move the transition from its current, limited implementation phase to a full, nationwide deployment that serves the public interest,” the NAB said in its latest filing
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