Tom Butts

Tom Butts

Tom has covered the broadcast technology market for the past 25 years, including three years handling member communications for the National Association of Broadcasters followed by a year as editor of Video Technology News and DTV Business executive newsletters for Phillips Publishing. In 1999 he launched digitalbroadcasting.com for internet B2B portal Verticalnet. He is also a charter member of the CTA's Academy of Digital TV Pioneers. Since 2001, he has been editor-in-chief of TV Tech (www.tvtech.com), the leading source of news and information on broadcast and related media technology and is a frequent contributor and moderator to the brand’s Tech Leadership events.

Latest articles by Tom Butts

Pixabay

XGN Applies for Two New Experimental 5G Broadcast Licenses in Connecticut

By Tom Butts published

Tech startup plans 'Phase 2' to focus on emergency alerting, expects 5G Broadcasts to be available to the public by 2025

2110

Quicklink Adds SMPTE 2110 Support With Quicklink TX

By Tom Butts published

Quicklink TX (Skype TX) 2110, brings the integration of Skype and Microsoft Teams callers into ST 2110 media workflows

Products
Blackbird

Imagicomm Stations Expand Cloud Editing with Blackbird

By Tom Butts published

The two stations, in Idaho and Mississippi, have deployed a news production system based on Blackbird, BLOX Digital

Products
Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Launches Ads on its Prime Streaming Service

By Tom Butts published

Subscribers now have to pay an extra $3 per month to avoid ads

Streaming
DirecTV

Cox Anticipates Another Retrans Battle with DirecTV

By Tom Butts published

CMG says satellite TV provider’s tactics are threatening local journalism

Dish Network

Mission Stations Return to Dish After Year-Long Blackout

By Tom Butts published

Multiyear distribution agreement that will return 27 Mission television stations in 25 markets to the satellite pay TV service

Money

FCC Proposes New Rules on Pay-TV Blackouts

By Tom Butts published

Proposal is the latest salvo in the commission's campaign to find a resolution

Regulatory and Standards
Sinclair

Sinclair, Amazon Ink Deal with Diamond Sports Group to Keep Bally RSN Operating

By Tom Butts published

Sinclair will pay Diamond $495M to settle lawsuit, Amazon will invest in Diamond and host Bally RSN apps on Prime Video

Business
Tegna

Tegna Stations Return to DirecTV

By Tom Butts published

Six week blackout ends just in time for NFL playoffs

Imagine

Imagine Communications Acquires Marketron REV Sales Platform for TV Broadcast

By Tom Butts published

Company expands advanced advertising platform to encompass broadcast sales and order management

Products
NFL

NBC Claims Streaming Crown, Angers NFL Fans

By Tom Butts published

Comcast's Peacock stream of Saturday's Dolphins-Chiefs Wild Card playoff garnered 6% more viewers than in 2023, but exclusivity ticked off viewers

Sports
Amagi

Amagi ADS PLUS Launches FAST Deals Curated Marketplace

By Tom Butts published

PRODUCT FAST Deals launches with more than a dozen curated programmatic inventory bundles that address the most commonly targeted CTV inventory

PRODUCT
U.S. Capitol

NAB President LeGeyt Outlines Broadcasters’ AI Concerns to Congress

By Tom Butts published

“The use of broadcasters’ news content in AI models, without authorization, diminishes our audience trust and our reinvestment in local news"

Regulatory and Standards
vote

pureIntegration’s ContentCheck Uses AI to Automate Political Ad Compliance

By Tom Butts published

Company says new SaaS could replace manual review

Products
Sinclair

Former NAB Deputy General Counsel Patrick McFadden to Lead Sinclair Lobbying

By Tom Butts published

McFadden worked for NAB for 10 years, most recently as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel

People
LG

CES2024: LG, Samsung Tout Transparent TV for the Living Room

By Tom Butts published

CES 2024 Both debuted 'world's first' displays based on their proprietary tech

CES 2024
Whip

PBS Distribution Adds Whip Media's FASTrack for Ad Data Analysis

By Tom Butts published

Whip Media's FAST & AVOD SaaS solutions include extensive streaming performance tracking

ROXi

CES2024: Sinclair Partners with ROXi to Create First Interactive NextGen TV Music Channels

By Tom Butts published

NEXTGEN TV All-new experience brings app-style interactivity to linear Broadcast TV using ROXi’s FastStream Technology and NextGen TV

NEXTGEN TV
Apple

Apple Vision Pro to Ship Feb. 2

By Tom Butts published

Pre-orders for the $3,500 VR headset to start Jan. 19

SMPTE

SMPTE Standards Now Available to Society Members at No Cost

By Tom Butts published

Society also making courses more affordable, Motion Imaging Journal more accessible

TiVo

CES2024: Xperi Announces TiVo OEM Partnership With Konka, Expands BMW Relationship

By Tom Butts published

CES2024 Konka deal adds to recent OEM partnerships with Vestel, Sharp

CES2024
espn

ESPN, NCAA Ink New Eight-Year Media Deal Worth $920M

By Tom Butts published

New agreement includes domestic rights to a record 40 NCAA championships

Sports
Sinclair

CBS Television Stations Add Sinclair Diginets

By Tom Butts published

Distribution agreement expanded to add Comet, Charge!, TBD and The Nest to some of the nation's largest DMAs

Pixabay

Survey: Majority of Viewers Would Switch to Ad-Supported Streaming to Save $5 a Month

By Tom Butts published

More consumers who call themselves intolerant toward ads are saying they would in fact opt for an ad-supported service to save money

Research
Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime’s Thursday Night Football Viewership Up 24% in 2023

By Tom Butts published

SPORTS Prime Video’s TNF audience is almost seven years younger than those watching the NFL on linear networks

SPORTS
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