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FCC Proposing Radical Changes to Set-top Box Rules

by Aldo Cugnini

In a move that has rattled quite a few cages, the Federal Communications Commission has proposed adopting new rules affecting cable and satellite distribution and consumption of content. What does that mean for the …

Tags:Broadcast| FCC| Legislation| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 37

FCC Approves STB Proposal

by Isaac Oburu

The USA’s Federal Communications Commission has published a proposal (FCC Wants to Open STB Market) that it says would break down anti-competitive barriers and pave the way for software, devices and other solutions to …

Tags:FCC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 07

FCC Postpones Review of US TV Mergers

by Tom Allen

A review of Comcast’s acquisition of Time Warner Cable and AT&T’s of DirecTV has been postponed by the FCC, says the Wall Street Journal. The delay is dependent on a court decision related to …

Tags:AT&T| Comcast| DirecTV| FCC| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Time Warner| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 12

The Digital Transition – Not Quite There, Yet

by Aldo Cugnini

Some of our readers may be surprised to hear that the US has not yet fully converted to digital broadcast. While full-power analog television station transmissions in the US ended in 2009, the statutory …

Tags:ATSC| DTV| FCC| Spectrum Allocation| Tuners| Vol 22 - Issue 10