FCC enforces fake news fines
Sinclair Broadcast Group has been fined for not disclosing that it had been paid to promote a particular program....
Best Buy pulls analog televisions from shelves
The retail giant has stopped selling analog TV sets. ...
FCC fines consumer electronics retailers for not labeling analog TV sets
After repeated warnings, Radio Shack was fined $16,000 for failing to place the required labels on analog TV sets without a digital tuner....
Microsoft’s Ballmer predicts all traditional media will disappear in 10 years
Microsoft’s CEO told an advertising-centric audience that the rapidly changing media landscape will have tremendous ramifications for marketers, ad agencies and publishers....
Google debuts video copyright technology
The system could eliminate copyright violations on its video sharing Web site....
IBC announces dates of 2008 conference, exhibition
The International Broadcast Convention will return to the RAI Center in Amsterdam, following a record-setting year in 2007....
MSNBC acquires citizen journalism site Newsvine.com
The network said the sites would continue to operate independently....
Broadcasters can use white spaces for broadband
The networks continue to argue that unlicensed wireless devices could cause interference and “permanent damage” to over-the-air television transmissions....
FCC auction rule favors Google while AT&T’s leverage rises
Google wants to develop long-range, low-cost wireless Internet access that can be used by any compatible hardware and software....
FCC chairman says auction open access rule won’t change
The spectrum auction, scheduled to begin on January 24, is considered the last chance to create an open wireless platform for U.S. consumers....
NBC to say goodbye to Burbank facility
“The Tonight Show,” local news operations and other entertainment programming will be relocated to a new $800 million studio complex....
Microsoft opens new Mediaroom interoperability lab
Several of Microsoft TV’s encoding partners have already signed up for the IQ Lab....
Baron upgrades NEXRAD network
Baron Services will provide design, development and production for a system-wide upgrade of the National Weather Service....
After long delays, Comcast rolls out TiVo
The launch took longer than expected as both companies sought to integrate TiVo software with some models of Comcast set-top boxes....
Media watchdogs complain that stations continue to air fake news
One of the reported violations involved a VNR funded by Harris Corporation, promoting its HD production technology....
