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June 30
- Sinclair, ViacomCBS Renew Affiliation Agreement
- Ross Mobile Productions Renamed to Ross Production Services
- NATPE Launches Digital Space in Support of In-Person Events
- NBCU, Hitachi-Comark Headline New RIST Forum Members
- Google Expected to be Slapped With Antitrust Lawsuit
- NextGen TV Deployment Picks Up Steam
- NAB: FCC Needs to Wait on Expanding Unlicensed 6 GHz Operations
June 29
- Fox Out, NBC in as Home for Golf’s U.S. Open
- AEI Offers Recommendations to Improve Federal Spectrum Policy
- NBA Returns to TV Next Month
- What HDMI 2.1 Could Mean for 8K, HDR
- WWE Wrestlers Object to Live Matches During Pandemic
- LTN Global Part of Recent ATSC 3.0 Deployments
June 26
- Netflix Tops 2020 ‘Must Keep TV’ Rankings
- FEMA Makes Archive of IPAWS Alerts Available
- Univision Training Hispanic Journalists on Avoiding ‘Fake News’
- Streaming Numbers Fall as COVID-19 Restrictions Ease
- YouTube Draws 100M People Per Month to TV Screens
June 25
- Scripps Appoints Ramon Pineda to Head Corpus Christi Stations
- VCC Assists With Live Interviews for CBS Animated Series
- Giants of Broadcasting Luncheon Cancelled for 2020
- 5G Commercial Networks Worldwide Expected to Exceed 200 by End of 2020
- Blackbird Adds John Honeycutt to Board
- fuboTV Nets ESPN, Disney TV Programming
June 24
- Smart TVs Reside in More Than Half of U.S. Broadband Homes
- VOA’s New Leadership to be Questioned by Foreign Affairs Committee
- Globecast Americas Names New CTO, Chris Pulis
- WJLA, WTTG to Trial 3.0 Advanced Emergency Alerting in D.C.
- Sony Shares First Round of COVID-19 Relief Fund Recipients
- NAB Seeks Delay of FCC’s New Video Description Rules
- Amazon Working on Live TV for Prime Video, Per Reports (UPDATED)
- NextGen TV Launches at Five Nashville Stations
- NAB’s Smith: Reinstate Diversity Tax Certificate Program
- C-Band Auction on Track as Court Denies Sat Ops’ Stay
June 23
- TSL Products Appoint Tom Dickinson as President, U.S. Division
- LG Pairing ‘Clean Remote’ With New Hotel TVs
- Piracy Devices Increase Risk of Cyber Attacks, Survey Finds
- Apple TV Updates With 4K YouTube, Picture-in-Picture Features
June 22
- No National IPAWS Test in 2020, Per FEMA
- ‘Social Distance’ Production Done Entirely Remotely
- Sports Betting Can Boost TV Engagement, Says Study
- HPA Issues Call for Entries for 2020 Engineering Excellence Award
- Enco Brings on Shane Finch as Sales Director
- SMPTE 2020 Says 'Game On' to Remote Experience
- TV Affiliates Want FCC to Reexamine OTT Regulation
June 19
- Pai Urges Providers to Keep Consumers Connected Through July
- Myers Announces Partnership With German Public Broadcaster
- NFL Network, RedZone Go Dark on Dish, Sling TV
- AV Technology Names Best of Show Special Edition Winners
- Robert Sutton, Longtime Broadcasting Exec, Dies at 80
June 18
- NAB Names Michelle Duke Chief Diversity Officer
- Repack Extension Granted to Florida Station by FCC
- Nielsen: We’re Still Best at Identifying ‘Significantly Viewed’ Stations
- PSSI Gets in the Ring for Top Rank Boxing
- Pixel Power Adds to Sales Team With Sarah Deas
June 17
- Virtual 4K 4Charity Run Raises $21,000
- BFA Taps Scott Herman as New Board Chair
- FCC: Broadcasters Can't Use Vacant Chs. for NextGen TV
- NTA Opposes FCC’s DTS Rule Proposals
- Calrec Hires New Software Manager, Andrew Munt
- NextGen TV Goes Live on Three Pittsburgh Stations
June 16
- Pai Takes Heat from Sen. Kennedy Over C-Band Payments
- Sports Leagues Discuss Plans to Resume Play During ESPN Special
- Rural, Agricultural Groups Want Federal Support for Local Broadcasters
- IBM Added to SCTE-ISBE Explorer Initiative for AI Support
- VOA Execs Resign Over Trump Appointee
- Magewell Joins AIMS
- House Reps Urge FCC to Halt Regulatory Fee Hikes
June 15
- Nexstar Digital to Use FreeWheel’s Ad Platform
- Dalet, Bitmovin Tackle OTT Packaging, Delivery for Rugby League
- APTS, NAB Ask FCC to Keep Rolling on DTS
- National TV Ad Market to See 13% Dip, Per MAGNA
- ESPN Special to Focus on ‘Return of Sports’
- Creative Arts Emmys Takes Virtual Route
- One Media: DTS Boosts Broadcast Localism
June 12
- FCC Grants Extension for Satellite Ops' C-Band Filings
- AIMS to Feature IPMX Standards at Virtual InfoComm Event
- FCC Diversity Committee Acknowledges Systemic Racism
- Vizrt Demo Underscores New Production, Workflow Possibilities
- Emily Barr Re-Elected as NAB TV Board Chair
June 11
- NAB: FCC Regulatory Fees Approach ‘Unfair,’ ‘Unlawful’
- FreeWheel: Connected TV Starting to Resemble Linear
- Crew in a Box Helps Celebrities Get Back on Camera
- Widelity Launches Service to Avoid FCC Fines
- Global Streaming Accounts to Surpass 1B in 2020, Says GlobalData
- TV Production OK’d to Restart in Los Angeles
- Industry Alliance to Promote ATSC 3.0 Capabilities
- Comscore Achieves 1,000 Local TV Station Milestone
June 10
- Myers Adds Michelle Nesmith as a Manager
- ACA, NCTA Ask FCC for C-Band Comment Extension
- American Society of Cinematographers Elect New Officers
- CBS Sports Returns With ‘Golf Production Unlike Any Other’
- Legacy Pay-TV Subscriptions Continue to Decline Amid OTT’s Rise
- Actus Digital Names Gary Learner EVP of Business Development
- Pai: Court Has Been Impediment to His Broadcast Diversity Efforts
June 9
- NAB Show New York Switched to Virtual Conference
- Ateme, SES Collaborate on UHD Satellite Transmission Using VVC
- FCC Says TV Ownership Rules Don’t Apply to Broadcast Internet via 3.0
- TV Viewership Declining to Pre-COVID Levels Amid Reopenings
- Most Viewers Pay Less Than $50 Per Month on OTT Subscriptions
- SCTE-ISBE Cable-Tec Expo 2020 Going Virtual
- Over 90% of Broadcasters to Adopt 5G Technology Over Next Two Years
- Dielectric Unveils ATSC 3.0 Checklist for RF Systems
- TVU Partyline Offers Producers, Talent Solution for Remote Production
June 8
- 5G Protests Result in No Damage to Towers
- Updating ATSC Standard Could Put an End to Manual Channel Rescans
- Comcast Pledges $100M for Social Justice, Equality
- Synamedia, AWS Partner on Cloud TV Services
- Pay-TV to Experience Global Market Shift by 2025, Per Report
- GatesAir Promotes Parikh to Vice President of Engineering
June 5
- Renovations Underway at Old NAB Headquarters
- FCC General Counsel Warns 5G Conspiracy Theories Threaten U.S. Economy
- Connected TV Devices in 80% of U.S. TV Homes
- OTT Accounts ‘Borrowed’ in One of Seven Homes
- Weather Channel Debuts Reality Virtual Studio
- National TV Ad Market Down $1.6B Year-over-Year
- 51% of Global Sports Fans Watch Pirated Sports Content
June 4
- Company Targets 10x Bandwidth Cost Reduction for IP Video
- FCC Adds MVPD Category to C-Band Cost Catalog
- NAB Calls on FCC to Adopt New Rules for Broadcast Internet
- Blackbird to Boost Whisper’s Sports Video Production
- AT&T's HBO Max Advantage Draws Democratic Senators' Ire
- NATE Warns Members About 5G Global Protest Day
- Disney+ Is Fastest Gaining Streaming Service Amid Pandemic
- Connected TV Usage Keeps Momentum as Traditional TV Viewing Normalizes
June 3
- CES 2021 Plans for In-Person Conference
- AT&T Closes Distant-Signal Deals With Networks
- NAB Urges FCC to Protect Broadcasters from White Space Interference
- Inside TV Technology’s June Issue
- Media Plays Role in Perpetuating Stereotypes, Say TV Viewers
- SBE Accepting Applications for New Executive Director
- Locast Debuts in Tampa
June 2
- ATSC Reports Progress on 3.0 Automotive Applications
- APTS Voices Support for ‘Broadcast Internet’
- Roku Channel Adds 100 Free Linear Channels
- SMPTE Updates IMF Standards Documents
- PSSI Utilizes C-Band to Transmit ‘The Match II’
June 1
- FCC Speeds Up C-Band Clearing for 5G
- Comcast, Charter, ViacomCBS Partner on Blockgraph
- Long-Time LPTV Champion Mike Gravino Dies
- Tech Group Says Broadcasters Should Concentrate on Broadcasting ATSC 3.0
- Grass Valley Establishes the GVX Customer Council
- Disney+ Adopted by 25% of U.S. Broadband Homes Since Launch, Report Finds
- Hearst CEO Says Three TV Journalists Injured During Protests
- Qligent Taps Brick Eksten to Role of CEO
- As Protests Turn into Riots, TV Becomes Part of the News
- CNN Celebrates 40 Years