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February 29
- Study: SVOD Subscription Growth Halved in 2023
- Nexstar Asks Court to Overturn Station Ownership Rules
- NAB Opposes FCC’s Proposed Blackout Reporting Rules
- Interra Systems To Feature Media Quality Assurance Enhancements At NAB Show
- 2024 NAB Show to Shine Spotlight on 'Creator Economy'
- DirecTV Made Whole Again After Nationwide Signal Outage
- An AI Robot Will Help Anstandig Keynote the NAB Show Welcome Session
- Monumental Sports Entertainment Deploys Synamedia PowerVu For Distribution
February 28
- Locality, Warner Bros. Discovery Ink Deal To Drive Greater Local Ad Revenue
- Survey Explores Media Habits of Black American Gen Zers
- Grass Valley, First Gulf Company Enter Into Strategic Partnership
- NBCU’s Popular Video Clips Launch On Roku
- Johali Carmona Named News Director For Telemundo Las Vegas
- Gray Inks Deal for Atlanta Dream Games
- Tegna Names Tom Cox Chief Growth Officer
- DoubleVerify, Roku Expose New CTV Ad Fraud Scheme, CycloneBot
- Avid's Outgoing CEO Warns of ‘Disastrous Times’ for M&E
February 27
- Ateme, Verance Integrate Aspect Watermarking With TITAN Transcoder
- NAB’s New Policy Agenda Includes Local Journalism, AI, NextGen TV and vMVPDs
- Madhive Launches Local CTV Marketplace For Political Advertising
- Jennifer Hudson to Receive 2024 NAB Television's Chairman Award
- U.S. Senators Back Fox’s WTXF-TV License Renewal
- Sinclair Names Jim Doty VP/GM of WCYB and WEMT, Tri-Cities
- Optical Transport Market Declined 6 Percent in Q4 2023
- Survey: Sports Execs See Big Tech Changes Ahead
February 26
- FCC Celebrates Tech Emmy Award
- Patrick Butler Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from APTS
- Telemundo Names Gemma Garcia as New Head of Noticias Telemundo
- A3SA Releases Specification Aimed at Enabling ATSC 3.0 DVR Development
- IP Showcase Returns to the 2024 NAB Show
- Innovative Production Services Acquires Lawo mc²36 Console for 4K ONE OB Truck
- Super Bowl XLVIII Audience Was Actually How Big?
- WTCI Deploys Actus Digital's Intelligent Monitoring Platform
- Dejero to Present Compact Mobile Connectivity Solutions at 2024 NAB Show
- SMPTE Now Hosting IMF User Group
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting Names Evan Slavitt SVP and General Counsel
- Xperi Signs Up Four U.S. Telcos for TiVo Broadband
- Streaming Revenues Expected to Eclipse Pay-TV Revenues in U.S. This Year
February 23
- Tegna to Air Dallas Mavericks’ Games in Five Additional Texas Markets
- Warner Bros. Discovery: DTC Streaming Segment Reports First Annual Profits
- WBD’s Zaslav: Sports JV Won’t Increase Cord Cutting
- FCC March Meeting Agenda Includes Votes on New EAS & Cable Pricing Initiates
- Zixi, Verizon Business Partner on 5G Solution for Live IP Video
- Sports Increasingly Influencing Consumer Streaming Choices
February 22
- Czech Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Taps AJA for 4K HDR Productions
- Poll: Majority Oppose Regulating Streaming Services like Cable
- Alfalite To Show Micro LED Panels, AlfaArt in FOR-A NAB Show Booth
- FCC Tackles ‘All-In’ Price Clarity For Cable, Satellite TV Video Services
- Comscore Significantly Upgrades Its Cross-Platform Audience Measurement
- Ten Sports Tech Companies Join Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator
- Sony To Highlight New Portable 5G Video, Still Image Data Transmitter At 2024 NAB Show
February 21
- Trilogy NextGen Reimagines the Broadcast Studio with Private 5G
- Gray Television Announces Upcoming Retirement of CFO Jim Ryan
- Quasar Science Ships Ossium Ladder Tube Light Rigging System
- NATAS Announces Recipients Of 2024 Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards
- IMAX to Show New Innovations in Streaming Technology at NAB 2024
- TNDV Delivers People’s Choice Country Awards Production for NBC, Peacock
- SDVI To Spotlight Rally Media Supply Chain Platform Advancements At 2024 NAB Show
- FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes New Emergency Alerts for Missing and Endangered Persons
February 20
- Fubo Sues Disney, Fox, WBD over Antitrust Violations
- Survey: Streaming Ad Tiers Prompt 36% to Upgrade Services
- Sinclair’s The Nest Expands Distribution on 35 Tegna Stations
- IMAX: Measuring the Impact of HDR
- SMPTE, EBU, ETC Publish Report On AI In Media
- Walmart to Acquire Vizio for $2.3B
- Nielsen: TV Viewing Hits Four-Year High in January
February 16
- MLB Launches Colorado Rockies Streaming Service
- JVC to Showcase Advanced Auto-Tracking PTZ Features at NAB Show
- Major Tech Companies Pledge to Combat Deceptive AI Content in 2024 Elections
- Cineverse Launches 'Cineverse 360' Ad Platform
- Nexstar Names Dan Lanzano SVP, National Advertising Sales
- Lise Heidal Takes Reins of NEP Europe As Part Of Senior Executive Moves
- Lawo to Feature HOME Apps, .edge Conversion, Routing at 2024 NAB Show
- Future Launches Best of Show Awards for 2024 NAB Show
- OpenAI Introduces New Tool to Create Video From Text
February 15
- Sachtler Launches Cine Series of Fluid Heads
- Roku Reports Major Milestones in Usage
- Dish Media Taps PubMatic to Boost Programmatic Ad Sales for Sling TV
- Fuse Technical Group Leverages Matrox Video’s ST 2110 Solutions For U2 Sphere Dates
- Warner Bros. Discovery Announces Participants in New Accelerator Program
- Nexxen Adds Streaming Service Data from PeerLogix
- Survey: 56% of Americans Still Sharing Passwords on Streaming Accounts
- FOR-A To Show Enhanced Software Defined IP Solution Lineup At 2024 NAB Show
- 360 Systems Releases DigiCart 5
- Gray Television Launches InvestigateTV+ en Español
- FCC Proposes Rules for Expanding Multilingual Alerting
- FCC Adopts New Protocol for Wireless Mics
- Shira Lazar To Host NAB Show Main Stage
- SBE Announces Plans for 2024 NAB Show
February 14
- Peter Barber Joins Atomos as COO and Executive Director
- SCTE Opens Call for Papers for TechExpo 2024
- Nexstar, Mission Contest FCC’s $150K Fine Against Mission
- Three Gray Stations to Air Milwaukee Bucks Games
- Nielsen Inks Deal with Morgan Murphy Media for Local TV Measurement
- Fox Weather Expands Distribution To Hulu + Live TV and TCLtv+
- Cineverse Partners with Google Cloud to Launch New AI-Powered Content Discovery Tool
- AIMS Welcomes NovaStar, CUX, and Appear as New Members
- Nexstar Media Appoints Stacey Lynn Schulman EVP of Platform Marketing And Intelligence
- NPAW: VOD, Linear TV Viewing Increased in 2023 for First Time in Two Years
February 13
- KNR Renews News and Live Production Partnership with nxtedition
- Simon Thornberry Joins Friend MTS As Chief Operating Officer
- Pliant Technologies Expands Sales Network
- New Teradek TV Enables Real-Time, Encrypted Video Sharing, Breaks Production Siloes
- ARRI Introduces the new Orbiter Beam
- Nexstar Media Names Angie Salas VP/GM in Champaign, Ill.
- Chyron Unveils Telestration, Effects, and Workflow Updates in PAINT 9.6
- ChannelMaster.com Now Shipping Zinwell NextGen TV Receiver
- Reach, Time, Trustworthiness Propel TV To Top Of Media Heap, Finds TVB Survey
- Super Bowl LVII Sets Records with 123.4M Viewers
February 12
- DirecTV Adds Four New Channels to The Streaming Lineup
- José Alberto Suárez Named President & GM of Telemundo-Owned Stations In Orlando, Tampa & Fort Myers
- NCTA Pushes Back on New EAS Requirements
- AdImpact: Super Bowl Viewing Peaked at 115.5M
- Nearly Half (45%) of All Men Plan to Use AI to Compose Valentine’s Day Missives
- ACE Sports Deploys Glass-To-Glass JVC System for Ark. High School
- DirecTV, Cox End Station Blackout Just in Time for Super Bowl LVIII
- Super Bowl LVIII Wrap Up: Viewing Numbers Up, Paramount+ Stumbles
February 9
- New Sports Streamer Raises Old Financial Issues for Stations & Affiliates
- Wheatstone Adds People Meter Encoding To Software, Streaming Appliances
- Survey: Two Thirds of Blacks in U.S. Want More Representation on TV
- Hallmark Media Renews Nielsen Measurement Agreement
- SVTA Announced Recipients of Membership Grant Program
February 8
- Weigel, Tegna’s WQAD to Broadcast 10 Milwaukee Bucks Games
- Sinclair: Comet, Charge! and TBD Deliver Record Ratings
- Tegna Names Rick Rogala President & GM at WBNS
- Disney to Invest $1.5B in Epic Games
- FCC: Nexstar Fined $720K for Retrans Violations
- Study: Monthly Broadband Usage to Approach 700 GB Mark by Year’s End
- Fubo Raises “Concerns” About ESPN/Fox/WBD Sports Streaming Service
- Disney+ Loses 1.3M Subs; Hulu Gains 1.2M
- Kagan: Broadcast Fee Growth Slowed in 2023
- APTS Announces New Board Officers and Trustees
- Linear TV Continues its Decline
February 7
- Survey: 36% Plan to Stream the Super Bowl
- Study: Cost of Super Bowl Ads Up 11% to $6.47M
- NAB Slams Pay TV’s “Early Termination Fees”
- Lachlan Murdoch: New Streaming Venture Is “Additive” and Targeted to “Cord Nevers”
- Studio Technologies Releases New Announcer Consoles
- ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery to Launch Joint Streaming Sports Service
February 6
- Amagi’s Ads Plus Expands European Presence with ShowHeroes Deal
- AJA Hires John Miller as VP of Global Sales
- Chyron Unveils Prime 4.9
- NBCU FAST Channels to Bow on Pluto TV
- YouTube TV Passes 8M Sub Mark
- Sinclair to Deploy Futuri’s AI Ad Sales System
- Florida Panthers Deploy Hybrid EditShare Storage To Address New Video Demands
- Parks: Nearly Half of Pay-TV Subscribers Want to Use Their TVs for Smart Home Control and Security
February 5
- Chicago Television Stations Launch NextGen TV Services
- IBCAP-Coordinated Lawsuit Produces $3 Million Settlement
- Scripps Hires Tony Song to Lead National Network Sales and Advanced TV
- U.K.'s Freely Plans Q2 2024 Launch
- Tablet Sales Hit Lowest Levels Since 2011
- One Third of Streamers Still Sharing Passwords
- Sphere Entertainment, NFL Collaborate On Super Bowl Content, Display
- Vizrt Names Thomas Nelson Global Vice President
- TAG Expands Sales and Technical Teams
- Apple Could Sell 350K Vision Pros in 2024 Alone, Despite Hefty $3,500 Price
February 4
- Cox Stations Go Dark on DirecTV
February 2
- Study: Major FAST Platforms in U.S. Have Tripled Since 2019
- Roku Enhances NFL Zone for Super Bowl LVIII
- FCC Enforcement Bureau Announces Senior Staff Additions
- Pluto TV to Debut First Ever Super Bowl Commercial
- Nielsen Expands National Out-Of-Home Panel to All TV Households
- Gray, Marquee Broadcasting Swap Assets to Build SLC Station
- What’s a ‘Doink Camera’? Watch Super Bowl LVIII to Find Out
February 1
- Media Coding Industry Forum Predicts Breakout Year for Versatile Video Coding
- FCC Chair Rosenworcel Names New Deputy Chief of Staff
- Nielsen, Nexstar Ink Local, National TV Measurement Deal
- Spanish Broadcaster Completes Purchase of 27 Ikegami Camera Systems
- Rohde & Schwarz To Show Complete 5G Broadcast System At Mobile World Congress
- Fox Sports Brings Cinema Tech To NASCAR Race Show Virtual Set
- Jennifer Hansen Moves To Sinclair’s WBMA/WABM As Vice President, GM
- KERO-TV Upgrades Studio Lighting With Brightline
- Tegna’s Premion Acquires Octillion Media
- Syncbak Launches New Streaming Platform `Zeam’
- Congress Examines ‘Chaotic’ State of Sports TV
- Study: Tracking Carbon Emission Goals for TV/Film Production Remains Challenging