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FCC Seeks Public Comments on Blackout Reporting Requirements

By George Winslow published

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking would provide the Commission with better data on the problem of blackouts and their impact on consumers

Regulatory and Standards
ATSC 3.0

What's Next for the ATSC 3.0 Transition?

By Tom Butts published

NAB’s request for intervention reflects doubts about progress in the move to NextGen TV

NextGen TV
Pixabay

Hub Survey: Traditional Live TV Not Dead Yet

By Tom Butts published

The percentage of viewers watching live TV from a traditional MVPD service has jumped 6 points in 2022

cord-cutting

Cord-Cutting Worsens For Linear Video in Q1 With 2.1 Million Subs Lost

By Jon Lafayette published

Virtual MVPDs fail to make up for traditional distributor losses

Business
Metrological

Metrological Adds Deezer to Its App Library For MVPD, TV Operators

By Phil Kurz published

Deezer provides access to more than 73 million songs, podcasts and radio stations

Dish Network

Traditional Pay TV Penetration Falls to 53%

By George Winslow published

But an increase of 1.4M new subs in Q3, 2021 for virtual multichannel TV packages is helping smooth the decline in multichannel TV, according to Kagan

cord-cutting

Kagan: 7.2M MVPD Subscriptions Lost in 2020

By Michael Balderston published

vMVPD gains could not offset losses

Bill Routt

MOBITV Helps MVPDs Cope With Socially Distanced Tech Support

By Phil Kurz last updated

Bill Routt talks about the state of cable TV and how operators have met the challenge of COVID-19

FCC

FCC Aims to Modernize Program Carriage Rules

By Michael Balderston published

New Report & Order will be on the agenda for the November Commission Meeting

Regulatory and Standards
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FCC Grants NCE Waiver for MVPD Carriage Notices

By Michael Balderston published

APTV and PBS petition went unopposed

Regulatory and Standards
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