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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
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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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BBC America goes HD in New York City on Time Warner Cable
Aug 20, 2009 - 5:28 PM - by Jay
Jay's Avatar BBC America went HD today for Time Warner Cable subscribers in New York City. Look for it on channel 685.

BBC HD's program lineup for this week will includes Science Fiction shows, ‘Torchwood' and ‘Doctor Who'.

The big question is: How long before a nationwide rollout?
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"Mad Men" premiere sets ratings record
Aug 17, 2009 - 5:50 PM - by Jay
Jay's Avatar Sunday night, Mad Men Season 3 premiered and saw a significant increase in ratings -- up 33 percent from last year, to 2.8 million viewers. It's the show's largest audience ever.

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Former Republican Majority Leader Tom Delay goes 'Dancing With the Stars'
Aug 17, 2009 - 9:41 AM - by Jay
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Former Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay will join the cast of 15 celebrities on the new season of "Dancing With the Stars.

Yahoo! News: Television News
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U.S. Olympic committee delays TV channel
Aug 16, 2009 - 9:00 AM - by Jay
Jay's Avatar The U.S. Olympic committee planned to launch a channel dedicated to Olympic news reports, commentary, interviews, documentaries, movies, and classic footage, as early as next year with Comcast Corp, but announced today that it has decided to delay the launch until they could straighten things out with the IOC.

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"In order to facilitate a productive dialogue, the USOC has decided to delay further development of the network until we have resolved all issues of concern to the IOC," USOC chief Larry Probst said in a statement.
The IOC had voiced... [Read More]
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Yankees fans with Verizon services can now watch in-market games
Aug 15, 2009 - 5:21 PM - by Jay
Jay's Avatar Verizon customers with Verizon FiOS television services will be able to catch New York Yankees games in-market.

Here is the fee structure according to BroadcastingCable.com,
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Customers that have both Verizon Internet and FiOS TV packages can purchase the ability to stream games live online for the rest of the regular season for $29.95, or a 30-day schedule between now and the end of the season for $19.95.
Looks like black outs of in-market games are soon going to be a thing of the past.

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Seinfeld to be first guest on new Jay Leno show (Reuters)
Aug 15, 2009 - 8:39 AM - by Jay
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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will be the first guest on Jay Leno's new primetime TV show in September, NBC said on Friday. R&B singers Kanye West, Rihanna and Jay-Z are scheduled to be the performing musical acts.


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FM Group Requests Emergency Freeze on TV Filings
Aug 11, 2009 - 8:51 AM - by Piggie
Piggie's Avatar They want a freeze on Ch 5 and Ch 6 starting Aug 25, until the FCC studies the expansion of the FM radio band down to 76 MHz.

FM Group Requests Emergency Freeze on TV Filings
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