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October 30
- WHRO-TV Deploys Comark Parallax UHF Transmitter
- Fox Sports Uses Variety of Production Strategies to Tackle Busy Schedule
- ARK Asks FCC to Subsidize ATSC 3.0 Receivers for Distance Learning
- Parks Associates: Mobile Garners Biggest Share of Viewing Time Among Gen Z
- UEFA Champions League Coverage Gets Remote Assist from TVU
- Production Industry Backs Broad Effort for Pandemic Insurance
- NATPE Miami Conference to Be Held Virtually
- Pew: Local TV Retrans Fees Negate Ad Revenue Losses Caused by Pandemic
- Netflix Hikes Price for U.S. Subscribers
October 29
- FCC Ends TV Station Minor Modification Freeze
- Video Piracy More Common During COVID Lockdowns, Study Reveals
- Fox News International Launches in 12 New Countries
- Friend MTS Appoints Dennis Scott as Director, Channel Sales
- SRT Alliance Membership Expands With Four More Companies
- European Connected TV Initiative to Explore CTV Ad Ops
- CBS News and Veritone Re-up, Expand Available Library Content
- Texas High Schools Build TV Studios With AJA Equipment
- ATEME Becomes an Akamai Media Technology Partner
- NAB NY Explores ‘Lessons Learned’ from First NextGen TV Deployments
- Streaming Up 57% in Q3, Per Conviva
- Social Media Use While Watching TV Can Result in Memory Loss
- Daystar TV Network Upgrades Comms With Riedel Gear
October 28
- Locast Now Available in Indianapolis (UPDATED)
- FCC Aims to Modernize Program Carriage Rules
- European Broadcasters Take Action to Prevent Abuse of Journalists
- Phoenix Model Market Adds SFN to Improve NextGen TV Reception
- LG Launches Channel to Showcase OLED Visuals
- NAB NY Offers Comprehensive Look at ATSC 3.0—Part One
- Broadcasters Want FCC to Lift Retrans Fines
- NewsNet Brings Election Coverage to LPTVs
- After Scripps-Ion, TV Merger Options Look Scarce
- KMBC Employs TVU Networks Tech for Remote Live News Special
October 27
- FCC Chooses C-Band Repack Money Clearinghouse Operators
- FCC Expands Audio Descriptions for Broadcast TV
- Online Petition to Bring Charlie Brown Back to Broadcast Gains Steam
- T-Mobile Launches TVision Streaming Service
- FCC Expands TV White Space Use for Wireless Operations
- France Télévisions Taps Dalet for Remote Production
- TV Repack Causing Interference to Mobile Comms in Major Cities, LMCC Says
- Mobile TV Group Rolls Out New OB Truck Featuring Calrec Tech
- FCC Proposes New Disclosure Requirements for Foreign Content
- Minority Report: Big Tech Threatens Local News
October 26
- SMPTE 2020 to Detail Esports' Technical, Creative Process
- NextGen TV Launches on Six Stations in Mobile-Pensacola
- New VUit Streaming Service Reveals Most-Watched Content
- Tim Pugh to Succeed Robert Howard as Cooke Optics CEO
- Synamedia Report Details Ways to Incentivize Against Sports Piracy
October 23
- FCC Hosting Virtual Symposium for Small, Diverse Broadcasters
- TV Advertising Stems Losses in Q3 With Return of Sports, SMI Reports
- Weather Channel Debuts Virtual Views Immersive Tech
- Nexstar Combines Broadcast and Digital Divisions
- Monetizing ATSC 3.0 Comes Into Focus During NAB Show NY ‘Fireside Chat’
October 22
- Deluxe Names Former Netflix Exec as Chief Strategy Officer
- Sports, Politics Bring People Back to Linear TV, Samba TV Reports
- ATSC 3.0 Offers Broadcasters Substantial Revenue Growth Opportunities, Says Ducey
- ‘News With Shepard Smith’ Set Immerses Audience, Anchor in Video
- MediaRadar: Quibi Could Not Overcome Streaming Competition Despite Ad Push
- Brightcove Rebrand Updates Company’s Look, Mission
- Connect Americans Now Urges FCC Action on White Spaces
- RTVE Tests Worldwide Broadcast of UHD 8K Signal in DVB-T2
- Pebble Beach Systems Rebrands as Pebble
October 21
- Quibi Shutting Down
- Charlie Brown Holiday Specials Will No Longer Be a Broadcast Tradition
- Fox News Media Previews 3D, Virtual Tech for Election Coverage
- Enco enCaption4 Enables Automated Captioning at San Jose Civic Center TV
- MultiDyne Sets Elevate Broadcast as Southeast Asia Master Distributor
- Ross Video Opens Customer Experience Center in South Korea
- UHD Forum: Format Expected to See Double Digit Growth in 2020
- Netflix Subscriber Growth Experiences Q3 Slow Down
- AT&T Revs Up WarnerMedia Ride In-Car Streaming
- Alabama TV Tower Accident Results in One Death, Two Rescues
October 20
- LG Releases Rollable OLED TV
- Trump Administration Sues 'Unlawful Monopolist' Google
- Number of OTT Services Double Since 2014, Parks Associates Finds
- AJA Joins SRT Alliance
- Public TV Datacasting Key for Remote Education, APTS Tells FCC
- Actus Digital Hires Ken Dillard as North American VP, Sales & Marketing
- FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to Keynote NextGen TV Conference
- ViacomCBS Taps Pluto TV CEO as New Head of Global Streaming
- New Group Aims to Develop Standards Using AI to Improve Data Compression
- Netflix’s 2021 Subscriber Growth Will ‘Slow Substantially,’ Analyst Predicts
October 19
- Clear-Com Helps Black News Channel Keep Comm Lines Open
- Microsoft to Provide Cloud Tech for CES 2021
- Scripps Taps Knutson, Tomlin for New Leadership Roles
- MLB, T-Mobile Debut 5G-Powered Cams for World Series Coverage
- NAB’s Smith: Broadcast Innovation Crucial Following 2020 Challenges
- Del Parks to Lead Grass Valley GVX Customer Council as Chair
- Peacock, HBO Max Hitting With Different Age Groups, Ampere Reports
- Telestream Acquires EcoDigital
October 16
- The Core Message: ATSC 3.0 Can Fuel Cable Growth
- Peter Wharton Joins TAG Video Systems as Dir., Corporate Strategy
- SMPTE 2020 Keynotes to Highlight Future of Media & Entertainment
- Riedel Promotes Peter Glättli to Director of R&D
- NAB Show NY to Celebrate ‘100 Years of Broadcast News’
- Senate Schedules Simington FCC Nomination Hearing
- Cable-Tec Expo Discusses Opportunities in NextGen TV
- Sinclair Acquires Class A TV Stations to Showcase ATSC 3.0 Capabilities
October 15
- FCC Officially Moves into New Headquarters
- FCC Auction Model Creators Win Nobel Prize
- Netflix Programming Merits Federal Investigation, Urge Advocacy Groups
- New TV Energy Measurement Test in the Works
- TiVo+ Adds 72 Pluto TV Channels to Lineup
- Evoca Debuts First 4K Broadcast Channel in the U.S.
October 14
- The Switch Taps MediaKind to Support NESN Transition to IP
- Nearly 40% of Consumers Commit Video Piracy, Per Hub Survey
- FCC Proposes Allowing KGW-TV VHF/UHF Move
- ONE Media’s ATSC 3.0 Smartphone Becomes a Reality
- Rebuffering Still a Major Streaming Concern, Per Report
- Helen Jones Joins Calrec as Operations Manager
- fuboTV Raises $183M in IPO
- Local Advertising Spending for September Sets Strata Record, FreeWheel Says
- New SBE Website Redesigned from Inside Out
October 13
- iPhone 12 Adds HDR Dolby Vision, 5G Support
- Fox Sports, Samsung Enable NLCS Custom Broadcasts via 5G
- COVID-19 Ramped Up Cord-Cutting, ABI Reports
- Grass Valley, Eurosport Partner on ‘True Cloud’ Playout
- PGA Tour to Feature Betting Odds as Part of Broadcast
- Akamai Expects 2021 to Be Major Year for Live Streaming
- 2020 National Murrow Awards Announced Virtually
- Disney Reorganizes to Put Greater Emphasis on DTC
- Lowell Beckner Named GM at CP Communications
- New NEP Leadership Sees Opportunities in New Production Environments
- Dream Stream
October 9
- FCC Appoints Axel Rodriguez as Enforcement Bureau Field Director
- Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Integrating Press and Broadcast Centers
- USSI Global Names Anthony Morelli COO
- Oklahoma City Broadcasters Deploy ATSC 3.0
- AIMS Partners on AoIP Summit at AES Show Fall 2020 Convention
- Comcast Patches Vulnerability That Could Turn X1 Remote into Secret Listening Device
- 2020 Engineering Emmy Award Winners Announced
- OTT Reaches Tipping Point, Per CTA
- AJA Joins Panasonic’s Kairos Alliance
October 8
- FCC Grants NAB White Spaces Adjacent-Channel Protections
- Sinclair Names Darrell Davis VP of Enterprise Business Transformation
- multiCAM Helps Serve Up Coverage of French Tennis Grand Slam
- Grass Valley Sees Q3 Business Recovery from Fallout of COVID-19
- Second Presidential Debate to Go Virtual
- Actus Digital Monitoring Platform Put to Use by Colombia’s Caracol
- Data Becomes More Critical to Compliance
October 7
- Ark Multicasting Tests Last Mile Edge Caching Through ATSC 3.0
- SCTE-ISBE Crafts Training Platform and Courses
- Meredith Vieira to Receive 2020 NAB Show NY Impact Award
- NextGen TV Comes to Austin
- Amazon’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ Adds On-Demand Replay to Broadcast
- Calrec Sound Institute Launches AoIP Training Course
- Big Tech ‘Monopoly’ Harms News Industry, Congress Finds
- AES Show 2020 Sets Broadcast/Online Track
October 6
- NBC Olympics, Twitter Extend Content Partnership Through 2022
- 2020 Product Innovation Awards Nominations Now Open
- Rovner Joins NBCU Television and Streaming as Chairman, Entertainment Content
- NAB to FCC: Don’t Stifle ATSC 3.0 Innovation
- FCC Sets 2021 Commission Meeting Calendar
- Ampere: Global Pay-TV Subscribers Grow 3M in Q2 2020
- Lensmakers Focus on Focus, Lighter Weight
- ChyronHego Chooses Matrox QuadHead2Go for Prime Video Wall Graphics
- Nominate Station Groups, Execs for Best-in-Local-TV Awards
October 5
- FCC Puts White Spaces, Audio Descriptions on October Meeting Agenda
- SMPTE to Talk Remote Sports Production on ‘Meet an Industry Innovator’ Webinar
- SMPTE Publishes VC-6 Video Codec Standard as ST-2117
- Systems Contractor News and AVNation Launch AV Network Nation Event
- AI-Derived Insight Sharpens Competitive Edge for MVPDs, NextGen TV Broadcasters
- Guinness Reveals the World’s Most Popular TV Shows
- Ops Brace for Second Wave of Cord-Cutting
- HPA Tech Retreat Goes Virtual
- PBS Celebrates 50 Years of Public Television
- Remote, OTT Driving Test & Measurement Trends
October 2
- Supreme Court to Hear Case on Media Ownership
- Shotoku Appoints Jim Travers as Robotics Support Engineer
- Disney+ to Hit 155M Subs Worldwide by 2024, Analyst Projects
- HEROES Act Passes, Expands Available Aid to Local Broadcasters
- AIMS IP Oktoberfest: How to Plan and Deploy a SMPTE ST 2110 Network
October 1
- Court Rejects Stay for FCC’s 6 GHz Order
- Emily Barr to Local Broadcasters: ‘We Must All Do Better’
- TV Affiliates to DOJ: Broadcast Competition Standards ‘Out-of-Date’
- fuboTV Goes Public on NYSE
- Rise North America Taps EditShare’s Meghan Ross as Co-Chair
- Reimagining SMPTE