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.
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 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...
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/
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/
Now that UCONN Women's Basketball is over I am looking at streaming services. I want them to carry SNY, a local NY sports network. SNY carries some UCONN women's games. I see that Hulu has SNY for my CT zip code as well as the locals. I would stream via my existing Amazon firestick. Cox TV...
Interest article. It seems like a good way to help the bottom line.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-03-14/why-your-favorite-streaming-shows-are-showing-up-on-old-fashioned-tv#:~:text=Original%20series%20created%20to%20drive,to%20keep%20pace%20with%20Netflix.
Is this a new trend?
https://www.thelcn.com/news/local/spectrum-launches-new-device-option-to-replace-cable-box-xumo-tv/article_5259d16b-f033-5528-913c-6bc4b06499de.html#:~:text=Spectrum%20Cable%20customers%20have%20the,streaming%20and%20traditional%20TV%20landscape.