Gary Arlen
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Battle Among Networks, Affiliates and Streamers Heats Up
WASHINGTON—Sometimes in Washington the best indicator that something big is brewing is when suddenly everyone clams up. Such is the case with the long simmering effort to impose retransmission consent regulations on streaming video carriage of local stations. Recent sub rosa negotiations are not very well hidden, since affiliate groups and lobbyists (including the National Association of… → Read More
Scaled-Back CES Returns to Vegas After Pandemic Hiatus
Connected TV, XR variants, streaming outshine video gear as ‘hybrid’ show expands tech turf → Read More
CES Returns to Being a ‘TV Show,’ Albeit Virtual
TV technology will still be a major feature at CES 2021—although skeptics are already wondering how 8K, NextGen TV, HDR and foldable/flexible displays will play out in the current virtual setting. → Read More
After Scripps-Ion, TV Merger Options Look Scarce
Analysts await ad recovery, SCOTUS ownership ruling to guide future acquisitions. → Read More
Is 5G Evolving into Broadcast TV?
Huawei's planned 5G 8K receiver augurs expectations for telecom integration. → Read More
TV at CES 2019: ‘8K Is Getting Real’
Just before the 2019 CES begins Jan. 8, the CTA will reveal its annual electronics sales forecast, and for the first time 8K ultra high definition TV sets will be included in the forecast. → Read More
5G and Next Gen TV: Timing or Technology?
Are the two standards competitive or complementary? → Read More
How Could the T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Affect the TV Repack?
Plan could mean more spectrum cooperation, but more challenges for tower companies → Read More
The IoT Potential in Next Gen TV
In an era of cybersecurity intrusions, Next Gen TV developers are looking at how to secure the all-IP ATSC 3.0 signals, which are a potential delivery vehicle for Internet of Things (IoT) services. → Read More
CES 2018: Blackout in Vegas
On the second day of CES, at about 11:15 am, the lights flickered and went out in the massive → Read More
CES 2018: FCC Members Restate Net Neutrality Stances
Five federal policymakers offered their familiar visions of core regulatory issues, including → Read More
CES 2018: Big, Thin and Very Smart is TV Theme
Adding new meaning to the ubiquitous “smart television,” LG, Samsung, Sony and other manufacturers → Read More
CES: Next Gen TV Will Be ‘Talked About’
ATSC 3.0 preparations and promises will permeate January’s International CES even though the → Read More
Demand and Supply Revamping OTT Outlook
Hub Entertainment Research’s report last month, which found that 52 percent of pay-TV viewers → Read More
FCC Creates Hurricane Recovery Task Force
The Federal Communications Commission Friday established a Hurricane Recovery Task Force to provide continuing support to restore communications services in areas affected by this season’s hurricanes, with an emphasis on "the challenges facing Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands." → Read More
NAB Refutes ‘Ghosts’ Claims About Next Gen Tuner Mandate
Mobile carriers and their technology suppliers needlessly "fear a ghost" in their filings to the Federal Communications Commission, which ask the agency to reject a tuner mandate for the Next Generation TV, standard, the National Association of Broadcasters said on Monday. → Read More
Pai's Weed Whacker: FCC Continues Deregulatory Actions on Cable, AM Radio
The Federal Communications Commission late Friday adopted technical rules for a digital cable transition and technical requirements to streamline AM radio revitalization—actions that fulfill Chairman Ajit Pai's "weed whacking" approach and deregulatory objectives. The decisions also lighten the agenda for next Tuesday's FCC Open Meeting. → Read More
Emergency Alert Test Filing Deadline Postponed to November
The FCC is giving broadcasters, cable television service providers and other Emergency Alert System (EAS) participants in certain storm-torn areas of the U.S. an extra six weeks to submit their EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) results. The new deadline is Nov. 13, rather than Sept. 27, for EAS participants in Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as in parts of Alabama,… → Read More
FCC Extends Disaster Reporting System, Pai Cites Value of Wireless in Crisis
Responding to the telecom chaos from Hurricane Irma, the Federal Communications Commission, working with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has expanded its Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) data collection area to include 18 counties in Georgia and three count → Read More
NAB to Stick With Smith Through 2023
The National Association of Broadcasters has extended the contract of president and CEO Gordon Smith through March 31, 2023. By that date — shortly before that year's annual NAB Show — Smith will have headed the group for nearly 14 years. → Read More