CBS, Fox, NBC, Telemundo and ABC have all agreed to keep both analog and digital signals airing for their owned and operated stations through the new June 12 date set for the DTV transition. Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Copps made the announcement at his first FCC meeting...
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Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, Fox, ABC, DTV, CBS, NBC, FCC, Hearst-Argyle, Telemundo, Gannett, Michael Copps
After Barack Obama ran for president promising change and openness, and making a point of refusing to accept lobbyists’ contributions, the president-elect’s transition team secretly held a meeting with broadcasting lobbyists to discuss the digital TV changeover. The unannounced meeting was held Friday...
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Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, Fox, ABC, DTV, Barack Obama, FCC, Kevin Martin, NCTA, Kyle McSlarrow, NAB, House Energy & Commerce Committee, David Rehr
The boards of the ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC affiliate organizations have added their endorsements to the resolution by the National Association of Broadcasters’ Television Board calling for a quiet period on retransmission negotiations-related signal disruptions on cable and satellite platforms. NAB would...