By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/19/2004 11:58:00 AM MT
The deadline was Friday for comments in a Federal Communications Commission proceeding to determine whether to continue to count only one-half of a UHF station’s audience reach toward the 39% cap on one broadcast-group owner’s audience reach. The National Association of Broadcasters, for one, said yes ... with a caveat.
In comments filed Friday, NAB argued that because Congress approved the 39% cap increase without modifying the 50% discount, it should remain the law of the land.
NAB did say, however, that the FCC may have to modify it during the transition to digital.
NAB points out that many VHF stations will be reassigned UHF channels in DTV. Since the FCC will try to replicate the VHF’s analog coverage area, “the commission would have to modify the UHF discount so that the change in channel assignments would not have the unintended effect of allowing an increase in station ownership levels beyond those existing today.”
Fox Business Network begins broadcasting from its new high-tech Studio G, overlooking Manhattan from the 3rd floor of News Corp. headquarters, on April 20. B&C got an early peek at the new space.
A leader in online technology, content & revenue solutions, WorldNow is the only company to provide comprehensive technology platforms & strategic advertising services, enabling media companies to expand to the digital realm with innovative Web...
more
Akamai provides market-leading managed services for powering rich media, dynamic transactions, and enterprise applications online. Having pioneered the content delivery market one decade ago, Akamai's services have been adopted by the world's most...
more
Telestream products are used by the world's leading media and entertainment companies and corporations for transcoding and workflow automation. Telestream helps customers transform their media for multiplatform distribution to web, mobile, DVD...
more
Digital Rapids is the leading provider of professional hardware and software tools, technology and expertise for bringing video to wider audiences and new viewing platforms. Continuing to set new standards in quality, productivity and versatility...
more
ESPN, Inc. is the world's leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of over 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of six domestic television networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS...
more
