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The joint filing by the NAB and other broadcasters “reflects an extraordinary level of consensus across America’s broadcasters,” that the rules must change, NAB’s LeGeyt said

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‘The record shows that the need for TV broadcasters to gain scale now has become an emergency,’ the group told the FCC

Resolution supports FCC ‘establishing a clear, industry-wide date-certain transition plan for the full deployment of Next Gen TV (ATSC 3.0) as well as a sunset date for ATSC 1.0’

‘This is the NAB playbook: if consumers aren’t choosing your tech organically, demand the government make them,’ says CTA CEO Gary Shapiro

At the meeting, NAB officials urged the regulator to act ‘to ensure that broadcasting remains a competitive and meaningful part of the American media landscape’

NEXTGEN TV Broadcaster group responds to last month's FCC meeting with NCTA, CTA and others

There are now 431 alumni of the program, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary

3.0 deployments, business plans for NextGen TV, regulatory issues and the sunsetting the current broadcast standard were among our most popular story topics

NAB applauded the move, which could lead to significant changes in national station ownership caps