AT&T’s 700 MHz Play Continues to Draw Scrutiny

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Today's Top Stories - 10.30.14 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "The United States is a nation of laws badly written and randomly enforced." ~ Frank Zappa On this Day: In 1938, Martians invaded the world in a fictional radio broadcast that quite a few folks took seriously. AT&T's 700 MHz Play Continues to Draw Scrutiny AT&T's bid to acquire the spectrum of another 700 MHz auction winner remains the subject of debate. Opponents say the transfers will give AT&T control of an inordinate amount of low-band cellular spectrum, Fallout Over False Emergency Alert Continues "You don't mess with EAS." So says Tennessee Association of Broadcasters President Whit Adamson about Friday's false alarm. He said the broadcast association takes its role as an EAS administrator seriously and reiterated the importance of adherence to EAS rules. Channel Master Adds YouTube Access to DVR Channel Master announced new features for its subscription-free DVR+ that include YouTube access and an enhanced DVR feature to record only new episodes of a series. In addition, the company has added the new $29 Stealthtenna to its metro/suburban-centric Everyday Series. Do You Make Gear or Provide a Service? TV Technology is getting ready to produce our 2015 Vendor & Product Directory. Be sure to update your listing. It's both easy and free. The deadline is quickly approaching. News & Technology ASSOCIATION: NATE Announces New Public Safety Agency Membership Category PRODUCTION: BeckTV Completes Second HD Upgrade for Token Creek CEA SAYS: Consumer Holding Back on Pre-holiday Tech Spend UPGRADE: Matrix Delivers Advanced Product Functionality eBOOK: Guide to Virtualized Video Infrastructure Industry Roundup NCTA to FCC: Be Careful How You Define MVPD (B&C) Aereo is Still Alive (CommLawBlog) Man Awarded $22,500 for Collection Calls from Dish Network (West Virginia Record) FTC Sues AT&T Over 'Deceptive' Mobile Data Throttling (engadget) Let's Not Kill SDN & NFV With Silos (Light Reading) TV Technology White Papers "Playout in the Cloud," from Imagine Communications highlights "an entirely new range of opportunities for media companies to evolve their operations, transform and transport content free of geographic or other historical channel boundaries, extend and expand their brands." "Gaining Competitive Advantage from Switching and Extension," from ThinkLogical addresses changes in the post-production ecosphere and outlines best practices for the design of a future-proof, fiber-optic KVM signal management infrastructure. "The Move to IP-Based Broadcast Infrastructure and the Impact of Object-Based Audio," from Linear Acoustic addresses how to select and deploy equipment that interoperates with multiple manufacturers as well as being sufficiently reliable to meet multiple requirements. "Analyzing 4K Video Quality," from Video Clarity, examines how, as new 4K systems and products reach the market, the importance of video quality testing and evaluation will grow. "Selecting Next-Generation Video Servers," from Rohde and Schwarz examines the rapid pace of technology development and the incorporation of information technology into broadcast and the broadcast operating environment.   ©2014 NewBay Media, LLC

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