FCC Proposes Volume Discounts for TV Moving Fund

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Top Stories - 09.25.13 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." ~ George Bernard Shaw On this Day: In 1906, in the presence of the Spanish king and before a great crowd, Leonardo Torres-Quevedo successfully demonstrated the Telekino by guiding a boat from the shore. It is considered the predecessor of the remote control. FCC Proposes Volume Discounts for TV Moving Fund Bulk purchases and volume discounts are just a couple of suggestions being floated to qualify for a piece of the $1.75 billion broadcaster moving fund. The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comments on some of the items related to the Broadcaster Relocation Fund in its Incentive Auction proposed rulemaking issued last December. The fund is also supposed to cover cable and satellite operators who have to retool to continue receiving relocated TV station signals. Aereo Goes West Aereo added four more cities to its launch list: Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and San Antonio, Texas. Dallas was announced earlier. Aereo is the Barry Diller-funded start-up retransmitting broadcast signals to mobile devices sans retransmission consent, and which broadcasters are suing in federal court. Aereo said the four cities will add 8 million people to its footprint. Stop With the Freebies I went on a few sales calls; our last stop was with a beer distributor. You can imagine how unhappy he was when he learned that the new GSM was finally putting an end to the station's "bonus" policy… News & Technology PEOPLE: Lynx Technik Taps Koyama to Lead New Tokyo Office ENG: Litepanels and Anton/Bauer Release LED Field Light Pack INT'L: GigaContent and Nevion to Build Contribution Network for Denmark's TV2 INT'L: Brazil's TV Globo Taps Pebble Beach Systems for Automation Contract 4KTV: Upgraded Cineflex HiDEF Offers 4K Formats NETWORK: Join NewBay Editors Cristina Clapp and Deborah McAdams at Today's VideoEdge Live Summit Industry Roundup DirecTV Trying to Iron Out NFL Sunday Ticket Streaming Issues (Connect 2 Media & Entertainment) The Deconstruction of Things (Multichannel News) Fifteen Set to Contest Canada's 700 MHz Spectrum Auction (RCR Wireless) Dish Cites Yet Another Hopper Victory (Advanced Television) Holiday Sales to Grow 4 to 4.5 Percent (TWICE) TV Technology White Papers NEW: "Beyond CALM," from Linear Acoustic offers a comprehensive, beginning-to-end approach to measuring and controlling loudness. "Efficiency is the Key Factor When Choosing a High-Power Broadcast Transmitter," from Rohde and Schwarz discusses the pros and cons of energy-conserving transmitter technologies. "Transmission System Total Cost of Ownership," from Harris provides an overview on reducing overall transmission facility costs of ownership. Multiple factors must be considered. "Optimizing Hardware Systems for Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, After Effects CS6, SpeedGrade CS6, and Photoshop Extended CS6," from Adobe discuses how users of Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, After Effects CS6, SpeedGrade CS6, and Photoshop Extended CS6 software—can analyze their needs based on the type of work they do.   ©2013 NewBay Media, LLC

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