NAB Challenges FCC’s 'Reasonable Effort'

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Today's Top Stories - 12.03.13 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things." ~ Russell Baker On this Day: In 2009, Comcast and GE announced joint venture plans, with Comcast owning a 51 percent controlling stake in NBC Universal. NAB Challenges FCC's 'Reasonable Effort' Estimating the coverage area for individual TV stations won't do, the broadcast lobby told regulators. The FCC is proposing the use of "proxy" channels in calculating the reach of TV stations relocated after next June's spectrum incentive auction. The NAB says doing so would violate the Congressional directive that "all reasonable effort" be made to preserve coverage. ATSC Issues Interactive TV Candidate Standard A/105 provides for the extension of these services to second screens, such as tablets and smartphones, and provides for delivery of needed resources via the Internet path. ITU Submits New Broadcast 'Immersive' Audio Standard for Approval The International Telecommunications Union has announced a new audio standard candidate for next generation immersive and personalized audio systems for TV and radio. The new draft Recommendation "Advanced Sound System for Programme Production" is being submitted to ITU membership for the combined adoption and approval procedure. News & Technology BUSINESS: Scripps Does Debt Refi PRODUCTION: KIRO-TV Lights Panama Canal With Zylight INVITE: AMPAS Seeks SMPTE Members to Serve on Science and Technology Council SOUND: RTW Provides Audio Loudness Management to Astro Productions INT'L: LCI Uses MediaPower NewsTouch Industry Roundup Comcast Trials Aim To Unlock VOD Ad Dollars, Measure TV Binge Viewing (Connect 2 Media & Entertainment) Pay TV Providers Playing Hardball on TWC Sports Channel (New York Post) Will Ferrell Did a Real Newscast as Ron Burgundy (Digg) The Rise and Fall of Australia's $44 Billion Broadband Project (IEEE Spectrum) DOJ Approves Microsoft Purchase of Nokia (ReadWrite) TV Technology White Papers "Hybrid Software as a Service," from Signiant discusses how businesses of all sizes are capitalizing on new modes of computing and software delivery—including software as a service and hybrid SaaS—that let them achieve a new level of results with less technology investment. "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.   ©2013 NewBay Media, LLC

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