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Article about how the costs will effect LPTV stations. Protest filed with FCC. https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/lptv-broadcasters-costs-of-atsc-3-0-transition-could-force-many-stations-out-of-business

I'm posting this here because I know some of our members are interested in the magic of RF transmission. Interesting article out of RIT. OTA has to be captured somehow, and this may be part of an improvement at the reception end. Or it's just plain interesting...

Saw this article about Direct TV's objections to ATSC3. https://cordcuttersnews.com/directv-objects-to-atsc-3-0-ota-tv/

Pearl TV Doubles Down on 'National Security Threat' Posed by SiliconDust's 3.0 Tuners Ran into this article which may interest some of you. https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/pearl-tv-doubles-down-on-national-security-threat-posed-by-atsc-3-0-tuners

The beat goes on. https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/nab-slams-nextgen-tv-critics-for-protecting-their-turf

The ATSC's NextGen Broadcast Conference took place this week. Read about some of the opinions presented. Eager for ATSC 3. https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/1-0-sunset-bps-and-nextgen-broadcasts-potential-dominate-atsc-meeting

Looks like the House approved a funding cut for public broadcasting yesterday. The bill will move on to the Senate. I fear this bill approval could darken quite a few stations. I was employed by a local PBS/NPR station and it was always a battle to raise funding. Have to see what the future brings.

Looks like WBD is going to split its services. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/warner-bros-discovery-split-two-110955221.html

Looks like these two are maybe merging. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-cable-giants-charter-cox-111216275.html

An interesting read about the twists and turns of the future of off air. https://cordcuttersnews.com/5g-could-kill-free-abc-cbs-fox-nbc-ota-tv-as-atsc-3-0-5g-tv-start-a-format-war-threatening-to-push-viewers-to-streaming-cutting-out-local-tv-station-owners/

Today, 4/4/25, my local PBS station is airing Austin City Limits Celebrates 50 Years, 9 to 11 eastern. A great show with a wide varity of music, leaning towards country. I always thought there audio was spot on. Very good production wise.

Just read this. It's over my head and my TV doesn't support it but maybe good news for some of you. https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/netflix-will-stream-shows-and-movies-in-hdr10-on-supported-devices-222134243.html

Looks like Disney is working on ABC. More to come? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/disney-cuts-6-abc-network-035622671.html

Looks like Warner Brothers is splitting linear and streaming. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/12/wbd-announces-restructuring-into-linear-streaming-units.html

I find this interesting because they will carry local stations. It says 150 stations, which I will guess hits a lot of the country. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/pbs-local-stations-kids-drama-documentary-fast-channels-amazon-prime-video-1236210852/

Looks like Apple+ will be on Prime soon for $9.99 per month. https://tvline.com/news/apple-tv-plus-amazon-deal-subscription-add-on-prime-video-1235348466/

I finally was able to make a switch from cable (Cox) to fiber. There are two fiber companies on my street, Frontier and Gonetspeed. I tried Frontier first because they were my old wired phone company. When I called it was like talking to Cox. Took awhile to get to the right person. Explained I...

This sounds like a big deal. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/verizon-buy-rival-frontier-communications-100550995.html

I think there's a few bucks in sports. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/comcast-expects-carry-100-nba-150644205.html

Looks like everyone after RSNs. https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/knicks-owner-james-dolan-rips-nba-for-revenue-sharing-new-broadcast-rights-deal/

Saw this article with a breakdown of Comcast fees for the San Francisco area. Where's my wire cutter? https://cordcuttersnews.com/comcast-now-charges-over-300-a-year-in-fees-for-abc-cbs-fox-nbc-on-top-of-the-advertised-price-in-some-areas/

Kind of an interesting read. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/streamers-like-netflix-max-and-peacock-are-raising-prices--heres-why-140857296.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/new-peacock-netflix-apple-tv-streaming-bundle-will-cost-15-a-month-comcast-says-155110203.html

Netflix got the NFL games on Xmas https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2024-nfl-schedule-surprise-netflix-lands-rights-to-nfls-two-christmas-games-as-part-of-three-year-deal/

Looks like Sony, Apollo want to make a move on Paramount. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/paramount-jumps-report-sony-pictures-092905964.html