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August 30
- TV Viewers Face ‘Platform Saturation’
- LG Expects to Produce 10M OLED Panels Annually by 2022 With New Production Plant
- Yankees Acquires Complete Control of YES Network
- Nexstar, AT&T End Blackout
August 29
- Nexstar Stations to Feature Daily National Anthem Broadcast
- Wayne Pecena Elected as SBE President
- Broadcasters Increasingly Taking an OTT Approach to Programming
- 8K Association Sets Performance Attributes for Consumer TVs
- FCC FY19 Regulatory Fees Due Sept. 24
- Applications Open for HPA’s 2020 Young Entertainment Professionals Program
August 28
- AIMS Alliance Updates IP Roadmap With New Tech Stack
- New ‘Filmmaker Mode’ to Enable Cinematic Home Viewing on Future TVs
- WGTD-FM Using JVC Gear to Produce Facebook Live Video Streams
- FCC Activates Disaster Reporting in Advance of Dorian
- Gray TV Renews Affiliation Agreements With Fox Stations
- DOJ Indicts Illegal Streamers
- Sinclair Promotes Bouchard to VP, Tech Strategy, for ONE Media
August 27
- Number of U.S. TV Homes Grows to 120.6 Million, Says Nielsen
- Three-Quarters of U.S. Households Subscribe to OTT VOD Service, Finds LRG
- NAB, NCTA Ask FCC to Extend Deadline on Closed Caption Comments
- LPTVs Wait for Repack Funds, Eye ATSC 3.0
- BBC to Launch Alexa Rival
- University of Georgia Athletics Expand Riedel Deployments
- Comark Tapped as Reseller of BitRouter’s ATSC 3.0 Receivers
- SMPTE, Brazil’s SET Launch Joint Membership Program
August 26
- Phase 4 and More: Surviving the Repack
- Broadcast Electronics to Offer DigiCAP 3.0 Gateway
August 23
- Sinclair Closes Deal for Disney RSNs
- Three Quarters of U.S. Consumers Expect to Stream Video via 5G, Per IHS Markit
- FCC Issues Comment Deadline for Additional KidVid Rules
- Apple Challenging Red’s Patent for Compressing Digital Video
August 22
- FCC to Host Webinar on LPTV Reimbursements
- IMF Plugfest Reveals Advancement in Interoperability
- Brexit Taking Its Toll on U.K. TV Advertising
- Veterans-TV Receives $7,500 from Charis Funds
- Netflix Losing Viewer Shares to Hulu, Amazon Prime
August 21
- PESA’s Hybrid Media Distribution System to Receive JITC Certification
- CP Communications Covers CrossFit Games Via Cellular Network
- Hollywood Studios Get Illegal Streamer Shut Down
- Tegna Acknowledges Apollo Made Buyout Bids
- Reddit Tests Live Broadcasts
- Rugby World Cup 2019 to Feature Sport’s First 8K Broadcast
August 20
- Apple TV+ Eyes November Rollout
- Samsung Moving Toward QD-OLED TVs, CEO Confirms
- InSite Signs Management Agreement for Tegna Towers
- Report: Wireless Carriers Are Throttling Online Video
August 19
- AT&T TV Rolls Out to Select Markets
- Disney+ Sets International Launch Dates, Pricing
August 16
- NTA ‘Delighted’ by Reimbursement for Translator’s Repack Expenses
- Ross Video Receiving Millions in Funding from Canadian Government
- Elizabeth Warren: CBS/Viacom Merger 'Raises Serious Concerns'
- A ‘One-Stop Shop’ for Business Management
- LPTV Coalition Celebrates Opening of Repack Expense Window
- SMPTE Awards Honor Cristina Torres With Progress Medal
- FCC Issues Fines for Misuse of Emergency Alert Tones by TV, Radio Outlets
August 15
- Broadband Usage Patterns Predictive of Cord-Cutting, Per OVBI
- Disney, Charter Reach Distribution Agreement
- NRDC: Connecting Smart Speakers to TVs Could Cost Pretty Penny
August 14
- MediaProxy LogServer Being Installed at Quincy Media Stations
- Grabyo: Majority of Sports Fans Watch Action on Smartphones
- FCC’s Pai Approves of T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
August 13
- CBS and Viacom Finalize Merger
- Tedial Taps Julian Fernandez-Campon as CTO
- 3.0 Interop, ATSC Meeting Prove Successful Forums for Gaian Solutions
- NBC Sports Kicks Off Pub Pass OTT Platform
- ONE Media: Charter’s Next Gen TV Concerns are ‘Misplaced and Premature’
- Gray’s Howell Named B&C’s 2019 Broadcaster of the Year
- World Broadcasting Union Announces Support for ‘Tech Pyramid’ for ST-2110
August 12
- Pay-TV Lost 1.5M Subscribers in Q2 2019, Says Leichtman
- Vitec’s Sommer Joins IABM Board of Directors
- Will C-Band Survive the Latest Spectrum Grab?
- Light Field Lab Receives $28M in Funding for Holographic Displays
- Rohde & Schwarz Taking Part in China’s 5G Broadcast Trial
August 9
- Comcast Spotlight Introduces Instant IMPACT for Local TV Ads
- CBSN Local to Get Full Launch by Early 2020
August 8
- ESPN Little League World Series Coverage Will Include ‘Kidscast’
- NAB Urges FCC to Proceed Posthaste With Reallocating 200 MHz of C-Band Spectrum
- OONA TV Announces U.S. Expansion
- Roku Reaches 30 Million Subscribers, Exceeds Q2 Predictions
- CBS, AT&T Come to Terms on Retransmission Agreement
August 7
- Marcellus Alexander Appointed to Scripps Board of Directors
- Verance Announces Support for Project OAR
- Over a Third of U.K. Online Viewers ‘Will Not Watch Broadcast TV in Five Years Time’
- NBC Sports Washington Adds Predictive-Gaming to Preseason Football Broadcasts
- Conviva: Number of Streaming Hours More Than Doubled in Past Year
- New Report Finds Cautious Optimism Among U.S. Pay-TV Industry Execs
- ONE Media, Sinclair to Tout 3.0 Emergency Communications Benefits at APCO 2019
August 6
- Samsung Conducts 8K HDR Test Via Satellite
- CBS, Nexstar Renew Affiliation Agreements
- Charter Doubtful About Future of ATSC 3.0
- Advocates: FCC Franchise Vote 'Treats Local Communities With Contempt'
- SMPTE Taps Frank Kunkle as Director of Marketing
- Number of Cord Cutting Homes Nearing Number of Pay-TV Subscribers in U.S.
- 2024 Global Pay-TV Market to Exceed 1.1B, Per ABI Research
- FCC Sets Comment Dates on MVPD Notification Rule Changes
August 5
- Cable Ops to FCC: Time for ‘Fresh Look’ at 5.9 GHz Band
- Building a Cloud—From the Ground Up
- Comments on Email Notifications NPRM Due to FCC by Sept. 4
- Nationwide EAS Test Set for This Week, Aug. 7
- Bakish Would Head New Management Structure at CBS-Viacom
- Aveco Partners With Ocon Solutions on Software-Defined Master Control, Ops
- Proposal Would Allow Cities to Tax Streaming Services
- Campaigns to Shell Out $6.5B on Local Ads in 2020; 47% for TV
August 2
- NYC OTA Viewers Need to Rescan for New Channels
August 1
- New FCC Rules Could Threaten Future of PEG Channels
- Consumer Spending on Traditional Pay-TV Drops 10% from 2016-18
- Phabrix Acquired by Leader Electronics Corp
- DOJ Set to Approve Nexstar-Tribune Merger Following Divestitures
- The Switch Grows At-Home Service With California Facility