B&C Today: FCC Launches Next-Gen Broadcast TV Standard; Live TV Viewing Drops as SVOD Services Gain

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   November 17, 2017     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       FCC Launches Next-Gen Broadcast TV Standard Approves framework for voluntary rollout of ATSC 3.0 READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: ATSC 3.0 is the new broadcast transmission standard that will allow TV stations to do video on demand and other interactive services using a broadband return path for viewers with internet access, and provide 4K video, advanced emergency alerts and more.   Live TV Viewing Drops as SVOD Services Gain Nielsen Q2 Total Audience Report says pay-TV homes down 1% READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Nielsen has been moving to a total-audience approach to capture viewing on different platforms and gadgets, as well as the eyeballs still watching TV via broadcast and cable.   FCC Deregulates Broadcast Ownership Broadcasters can own more stations, newspapers READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: House and Senate Democrats had fought the vote, with some Senators asking Chairman Ajit Pai to recuse himself until the FCC Inspector General had looked into allegations the ownership vote, and other FCC actions, were thumbs on the scale for the Sinclair-Tribune deal.   More Top Stories       Chief Commercial Officer Guyardo Leaving Discovery Communications Crown Launches Streaming Service Hallmark Movies Now on Amazon FCC Opens Up More Spectrum Frontier NAB: ATSC 3.0 Will Reinvent Free TV C3 Ratings Dropped in October as New TV Season Began Big Jump Seen in Ad Inventory on Connected TV Viacom Stock Falls Amid Lower Sub Fee Forecasts Sen. Franken Calls for Ethics Investigation of Himself Report: Comcast Interested in Acquiring Fox Assets NBC Plans to Live Stream 1,800 Hours of Olympics more headlines »   Blog Of Note     Guest Blog: Newspaper/Broadcast Cross-Ownership: Time for Change By Richard E. Wiley In 1975, the Federal Communications Commission (during my tenure as chair) adopted rules that prohibited the common ownership of a daily print newspaper and a full-power broadcast station (radio or television) in the same market. It did so at a time when newspapers played a dominant role in this nation's media landscape. And the agency's regulations largely were based on concerns about that perceived dominance and the effect that it might have on viewpoint diversity. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Washington: FCC Takes 'Historic' Pole Position Programming: Strong Medicine: A Look at Viewer Emotions Surrounding ABC's 'The Good Doctor' Currency: CBS Completes Acquisition of Network Ten in Australia Local TV: 'B&C' Selects 2017's Top Local TV Group, Execs Syndication Ratings: 'Page Six TV' Looks to Close Gap With 'Daily Mail TV'   Events     Technology Leadership Summit February 28 – March 1, 2018 | Raleigh, NC Learn More 20th Annual Multichannel News Wonder Women Luncheon March 22, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More Advanced Advertising Summit – Spring Edition March 26, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More Multicultural Television Summit April 3, 2018 | New York, NY Details To Come Technology Leadership Awards at NAB April 9, 2018 | Las Vegas, NV Learn More The Programmatic Summit June 2018 | New York Learn More Digital Media Tech Leadership Summit June 2018 | Location TBD Learn More more events »   Jobs     Assistant Chief Engineer WGAL, Lancaster, PA   Director of Engineering, Network Operation and Distribution NET - Nebraska's PBS and NPR Stations, NE   Director of Engineering - Transmissions NET - Nebraska's PBS and NPR Stations, NE   Local Sales Manager Hearst Television, Rogers, AR   more jobs » News Blogs Events People TV Careers   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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