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Congress moves to stop cross-ownership ruleA House appropriations subcommittee voted to prohibit funding of the new rule that would relax the broadcast-newspaper cross-ownership ban... |
House subcommittee approves $430 million for public broadcasting
For 2009, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would get $40 million for the digital television transition alone....
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Verizon boosts Internet speedThe highest tier service will offer 50Mb/s downloads and 20Mb/s uploads... |
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TV4 Sweden taps ATG Broadcast to build HD routing infrastructureThe new Pro-Bel Cygnus HD router is located in TV4’s central machine room and operated from the master control suite.... |
‘Washington Post’ aggressively moves to video
The newspaper has trained 185 people to shoot video news for its Web site....
Retransmission deals increasing; broadcasters avoiding loss of carriage
For local broadcasters, loss of carriage means fewer eyeballs and reduced ad revenue....
GE Healthcare approves white-space solution
The company has identified a technical solution to protect its wireless medical telemetry services, which will use the white spaces in digital spectrum....
NAB recommends ways to measure success for Wilmington DTV experiment
The NAB has offered five ways for the FCC to measure success for the analog shutoff that is set to begin on Sept. 8. ...
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ABC to reshape news webcastThe move illustrates a larger struggle across the broadcast landscape to deliver news on the Internet.... |
Despite flooding, Iowa’s KWWL-TV broadcasts from the parking lot
Within days of the unrelenting rain, the NBC affiliate’s basement was under water....
New network affiliate agreement reached
A key part of the agreement gives stations the right to reject or pre-empt network programming without fear of reprisal....
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TV are viewers unprepared for switch, coupons are running shortThe NTIA said the agency needs more money for stamps to send out converter box coupons.... |
The latest happenings from around the world in sports
Business highlights from around the world of sports on TV, video and the Internet. ...
Broadcasters facing hurdles shipping equipment for Olympic Games
With the games set to begin in only two months, broadcasters and production companies are concerned about difficulties getting equipment on-site....
NBA.com sets all-time Web record during finals
The NBA estimates that as many as 55 million fans will visit its site during the seven-game finals....





















