Pearl TV Initiatives Work On Expanding ATSC 3.0 TV Adoption From Both Ends
The Pearl TV, the coalition behind the advancement of the NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) hybrid over-the-air/IP TV broadcasting transition, announced this week some of its latest efforts to help get new reception equipment in consumers while incentivizing TV broadcasters to make the necessary investments to…
Boston’s 1st NextGen TV Station Goes Live From WCRN-LD TV
Over-the-air TV broadcast users in the Boston, MA market area just got the region’s first live NextGen TV/ATSC 3.0 broadcast station in Tyche Media’s WCRN-LD TV, channel 31. WCRN, which is a Low Power TV (LPTV) station, is using the new ATSC 3.0 digital TV…
Prime Day Deals Coming To Select Antennas Direct, Mohu OTA TV Antennas, July 10-16
Amazon Prime Day will help shoppers save not only on an antenna that is right for you market conditions, but go on saving on local station fees from pay-TV operators or live Over-the-top streaming services. We’ve listed below a few coupon deals that will be…
Stay Ready For The Future: Make Sure Your Next TV Has NextGenTV Features
Cord cutters rejoice. In case you haven’t noticed, gradually and methodically, the nation’s over-the-air (OTA) broadcast stations are ramping up support for so-called NextGenTV (or ATSC 3.0) station transmissions across the country. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week issued a public notice that 68…
FCC: 68 Markets Now Have At Least One Station Licenced For ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV
NextGenTV (aka ATSC 3.0) over-the-air broadcast TV stations have been licensed in at least 68 U.S. markets covering more than half of all households, according to a call for public comment issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week. Furthermore, the FCC said at…
PBS Broadcaster To Bring NextGen TV Channels To NYC Marketplace
The Public Broadcasting Service’s (PBS) The WNET Group, serving the Tri-State New York City area, announced Wednesday its plans to launch NextGen TV ATSC 3.0 over-the-air (OTA) services for the No. 1 U.S. market. The WNET Group is the largest PBS operation, with multiple channels…
Locast Suspends Operations Following Court Ruling In Favor Of TV Networks
Following a preliminary federal district court ruling in New York this week against local broadcast TV internet re-transmission service Locast’s counter copyright infringement claims, the service announced Thursday that it has suspended indefinitely its TV redistribution operations. In a terse communication to donor/users this morning,…
Study: U.S. Consumers Avg. 6 Different TV Services
The average U.S. consumer now has access to six different TV services, and is increasingly inclined to add more to ensure they can see the latest exclusive programming options. That’s according to Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Best Bundle study, which found consumers average 5.7 different…
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