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FCC Considers DTV After-Action Report
By John Eggerton, July 2, 2009Genachowski vows "commission's doors will be open" to broadcasters still struggling in wake of analog shutoff. More -
FCC Meeting Stresses Urgency of Broadband Rollout
By John Eggerton, July 2, 2009New Chairman Genachowski, fellow commissioners promise open, consumer-focused, data-driven FCC. More -
Ad Industry Backs Form of Opt-In for Behavioral Ads
By John Eggerton, July 2, 2009New self-regulatory guidelines offer Web users more control over online behavorial advertising. More -
FCC To Seek More Public Input on Broadband Plan
By John Eggerton, July 1, 2009Genachowski says commission will host national discussions across country and online More -
Nielsen: DTV Unready Homes Drop to 1.7 Million
By John Eggerton, July 1, 2009Reports only 1.5% of TV households now unready for digital. More -
Senate Commerce Committee to Markup Radio Spectrum Inventory Act Next Week
By John Eggerton, July 1, 2009Bill would give FCC and NTIA 180 days to report back to Congress on how inventory of spectrum is being used More -
NTIA, RUS Create Application Process, Define Terms for Allocating Broadband Funds
By John Eggerton, July 1, 2009Will allow private companies to bid for BTOP money More -
Dems Collecting Congrats For Franken
By John Eggerton, July 1, 2009Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee celebrates victory in Minnesota More -
House Committee Investigating Arbitron's Portable People Meters
By John Eggerton, July 1, 2009Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent FCC letter asking for info. from ongoing investigation More -
BTOP Gets Limited Waiver On 'Buy American' Provision
By John Eggerton, July 1, 2009Made official Wednesday with publication in the Federal Record More
News from the Web
A Letter To Dave Folsom
Source: ohiodigitaltv.blogspot.com
Date: 07-02-2009 09:32:36 GMTFCC advances LPTV, TV translator station transition to digital
Source: broadcastengineering.com
Date: 07-01-2009 14:36:00 GMTNTIA waives Buy American rules in broadband stimulus package
Source: www.muniwireless.com
Date: 06-29-2009 15:29:53 GMTZatz Not Funny: Boxee, DTV transition, Squeezebox, and more
Source: www.last100.com
Date: 06-28-2009 12:41:59 GMTLawrence Strickling to lead US Commerce Department's telecom unit
Source: www.totaltele.com
Date: 06-26-2009 00:00:00 GMT
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BC/DC: Eggerton on Washington
June 17, 2009
Good News On Diversity Front
Turns out that when DuJuan McCoy gets FCC approval to buy seven TV...
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BC/DC: Eggerton on Washington
June 16, 2009
FCC's DTV Call Center Gets Monday Influx
After three days of decreasing activity, the FCC’s call center got busier...
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BC/DC: Eggerton on Washington
June 14, 2009
FCC Call Center Down to 46-Second Wait
A spot check of the FCC’s DTV help line, 800-CALL-FCC, Sunday produced...
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Station to Station
June 13, 2009
A Few Million Late-Adaptors Realize Government Wasn't Joking
As expected, a number of Americans faced a blank screen yesterday, despite a heavy...
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Paul's a really nice guy, after a concert I had a meet and greet ticket, and I...
CC Gonzalez– 6/29/2009 9:56:31 AM EDT
in response to Paul Stanley KISSes Analog Good ByeConsumer complaints against broadcast stations:3 weeks and still no ch. 7.1,...
Rolf R. Schott– 6/28/2009 12:05:56 AM EDT
in response to FCC Prepares for DTV ComplaintsJust what we need is more ginsu-mercials on digital, satellite and cable. WRNN...
Jon Davidson– 6/27/2009 9:53:38 PM EDT
in response to Second Circuit Appeals Court Rejects Cablevision's Must-Carry ChallengeYour community can not dis-allow rooftop antennas, under the FCC Over-The-Air...
Ken English– 6/27/2009 10:33:06 AM EDT
in response to SHVERA Bill Stays Streamlined
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MSNBC's Hi-Def Rollout
MSNBC launches in high definition June 29 following major overhauls to its New York City control room and Washington D.C. studio. View images of the new control room and screenshots of the new HD picture for dayside programming. (Photos courtesy of NBC Universal)
OnDemand Media Summit
Scenes from the B&C and Multichannel News OnDemand Summit in Philadelphia, Pa., on June 10, 2009. Photos by Joshua Kristal (www.joshuakristal.com).
2009 NAB Show - Day 2
Images from the second day of the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 21, 2009. (Source: www.nabshow.com.)DTV Transition
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