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Battle for Over-The-Air Broadcast Spectrum
Nov 18, 2009 - 6:42 AM - by Jay
Jay's Avatar A Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) backed study claiming that the broadcast spectrum is worth much more if used for mobile broadband services, has drawn much attention from state broadcasters.

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In comments to the FCC, state broadcast associations nationwide spoke with one voice, telling the FCC to "quickly and decisively reject calls for reallocation of television broadcast spectrum."
The study had concluded that the broadcast spectrum is worth 5... [Read More]
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YouTube goes 1080p today
Nov 15, 2009 - 1:08 PM - by Jay
Jay's Avatar Users with higher quality video cameras will now be able to upload and share their 1080p format videos to YouTube starting today.

The bump in quality from 720p to 1080p will also include content from YouTube's partners as well.

Here's a statement from Google owned, YouTube's website,

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As resolution of consumer cameras increases, we want to make sure YouTube is the best home on the web to showcase your content. For viewers with big monitors and a fast computer, try switching to 1080p to get the most out of the fullscreen
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TV Viewing at an All-Time High for 08-09 Season
Nov 12, 2009 - 5:17 PM - by Jay
Jay's Avatar Americans spent an average of 4 hours and 49 minutes a day watching TV for the 2008-2009 season according to Nielsen.

Here's a breakdown of TV viewing statistics from 1950-2009.
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CEA vs. NAB?
Nov 12, 2009 - 5:04 PM - by Jay
Jay's Avatar The President of the Consumer Electronics Association calls the broadcast spectrum, the "only spectrum out there that has not been paid for."

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The Consumer Electronics Association again weighed in Tuesday on the ongoing debate over how the U.S. should best use its wireless spectrum, as CEA president and CEO Gary Shapiro called the lack of available spectrum for new consumer devices a "national crisis" and recited findings of a CEA-backed study which estimates the broadcast spectrum could be worth some $60 to $100 billion if auctioned off for "creative
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The End of OTA, Already in process before the transition is even complete!
Nov 03, 2009 - 6:22 AM - by Piggie
Piggie's Avatar http://tvtechnology.com/article/89516

Well the CEA is all over killing OTA. Probably some will be left on VHF, with one channel per town, with subs running SD programming to fit in one channel.

The reason stated is the twitter bug texting drones need more bandwidth for their cell phones and PDAs.

The fact of the matter is they already have about 400 MHz of cell phone frequencies. There are only about 300 Mhz left of UHF TV. So they already have taken 200 MHz from TV and 200 more from microwave links. They already own more spectrum than the hog they call OTA.

Being the CEA behind this, it might not make it on the first pass but it will sooner or later. Well I think a lot depends on who gets behind them and... [Read More]
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YouTube Challenges Local Television News
Sep 21, 2009 - 7:52 PM - by EscapeVelocity
EscapeVelocity's Avatar from TVTechnology.com

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YouTube Challenges Local Television News

by Frank Beacham, 09.18.2009

It was bound to happen. As local television stations fired their news staffs, cut back resources and pooled footage with other stations in their own markets, competitors began to assert themselves.

This spring, Google—long the bane of the print news business—decided local news was ripe for the picking. Using it's free YouTube video distribution service—what it
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Mobile DTV gets a little publicity from Variety Mag
Sep 05, 2009 - 8:37 AM - by Jay
Jay's Avatar Variety Mag posted a great writeup about mobile DTV yesterday.

A couple of highlights from the article,

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Cell phones, laptop computers and other mobile devices are about to become the next frontier in digital TV in the U.S. as local stations begin to harness the capability to beam out a special signal that can be received by these devices over the air.
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