Latest about regulatory & standards
FCC Grants TNT, TBS a Limited Waiver of Audio Description Rules
The petition was unopposed and the American Council for the Blind and the National Federation of the Blind consented to the waiver, the FCC said
FCC Adopts New Alert Code for Missing and Endangered Persons
The new code for wireless phone, TV, and radio alerts could help raise public awareness of the thousands of missing indigenous persons
Pubcasters Ask FCC for More Flexibility in NextGen TV Deployments
APTS, PBS want to be able to ‘mix and match’ licensing flexibility for primary and multicast streams
ITU Approves Object-Audio Broadcast Standards
ITU has announced that its members have unanimously approved Recommendation ITU-R BS.2088-0, open standards aimed to deliver advanced sound for broadcasting services.
Will SMPTE IP Standard Be Ready in 2017?
AIMS notes ‘significant’ progress on SMPTE 2110
FCC Sets Comment Deadlines for Main Studio Rule NPRM
Many broadcasters have strong opinions about the potential elimination of the main studio rule, but the deadline to share those thoughts with the FCC is coming up.
