FCC orders new reporting requirements for broadcasters
The new mandate requires broadcasters to list local civic programming and public service announcements for public record. ...
Commissioner says Clear Channel station sale heads into ‘dangerous waters’
The holdings of the buyer are so extensive that the deal violates FCC media ownership limits in nine markets....
WNBC broadcasts NYC Marathon live in HD
IMG Media used RF Central gear to capture the 35,000 runners as they ran through the five boroughs of New York City. ...
EU fines Japanese manufacturers for Betacam videotape price fixing
The European Commission has fined Sony, Fuji and Maxell $109.8 million for fixing prices on Betacam SP and Digital Betacam cassettes....
FCC takes heat over plans to regulate cable
Chairman Martin intends to show that cable is now available to 70 percent of the nation’s homes...
Religious broadcasters oppose cable á la carte
The Faith and Family Broadcasting Coalition says the change would reduce the distribution of religious and faith-based inspirational programming....
Internet could be overloaded by end of decade
Video and other high bandwidth Web content could overwhelm the Internet by 2010 unless backbone providers invest up to $137 billion in new capacity....
CBS settles issues with FCC over KUTV
The settlement ends the FCC’s investigation and license challenge, enabling CBS to sell the station to Cerbrus Capital....
With viewers tiring of amateur production, Web video goes pro
Online sites are scaling back their focus on user-generated clips....
HTN Communications builds transmission network for live sports broadcasts
The first phase will cover approximately 10 venues, with a continued rollout to other pro sports venues throughout the season....
ESPN and Microsoft offer sporting events on demand for Xbox 360 systems
Sports fans can access NCAA college football and basketball games as well as other offerings distributed on Xbox LIVE Marketplace....
NBA to offer global TV distribution
The 2007-08 season will have the widest media distribution in the league’s history....
Cable companies playing hardball with Big Ten sports fans
Millions of fans are missing their favorite sports action on the Big Ten Network because of a lack of carriage agreements....
FCC moves to increase regulation of cable
Under a proposed ‘lease access’ rule, cable companies would have to reduce the price they charge smaller TV programmers to lease access on spare cable channels....
Geneva conference votes to open global TV spectrum for wireless devices
The action by the United Nations-hosted World Radiocommunications Conference could lead to low-cost, high-speed mobile Internet access anywhere in the world by 2015....
