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NAB's Allison Martin on NextGen TV: Firm deadlines, DRM and MVPDs
The U.S. broadcast industry is awaiting a decision from the Federal Communications Commission on the future of NextGen TV. At the center of that process is the National Association of Broadcasters, which has been pressing for a firm shutdown date for the legacy ATSC 1.0 standard to accelerate the transition.
Q&A: ATSC’s Luiz Fausto on Ensuring 5G Broadcast Delivery Via 3.0
While U.S. television broadcasters await a Federal Communications Commission rulemaking on the completion of the transition from DTV to NextGen TV, the organization responsible for ATSC 3.0 has been hard at work on ways to maximize the standard’s grasp.
Mergers & Acquisitions
CEO, Majority Investor Acquire Broadcast Electronics
It has provided broadcast technology products to stations around the world from its Quincy, Ill., headquarters since 1959, with transmitter systems and media management software among its core offerings.
Nexstar Moves Forward With TEGNA Tender Offer Following FCC Visit
With heavy anticipation that regulatory approval of its rule-busting merger with TEGNA is coming very soon, Nexstar Media Group on Thursday moved ahead with the commencement of a cash-based tender offer to purchase the outstanding 5% Senior Notes due 2029 held by the company formerly known as Gannett.
Station Sales Week Of 3/6
Heartland Signal will acquire Liberal Talk “AM 950” KTNF St. Louis Park/Minneapolis from Chad Larson’s JR Broadcasting for $250,000.
FCC
The FCC and the “Equal Opportunities” Rule
“If any licensee shall permit any person who is a legally qualified candidate … to use a broadcasting station, he shall afford equal opportunities to all other such candidates …”
Georgia Broadcasters Urged To Notify FCC After Errant EAS Test.
The Georgia Association of Broadcasters is alerting radio and television stations in the state that they may need to submit a filing to the FCC within the coming hours after a practice IPAWS EAS message was accidentally send to stations across the station.
Radio
Cumulus Media Seeks To Reject Leases As Part Of Restructuring; Surrenders Some Silent Licenses
As part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Cumulus Media is asking the court to have seven of its leases rescinded.
What Sent Cumulus Back To Bankruptcy?
Just 33 months after Cumulus Media wrapped its previous bankruptcy reorganization, the company finds itself back in court.