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New Digital Platform Lets Broadcast Journalists Rate Working Conditions
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (440+ words) George Winslow is the senior content producer for TV Tech. He has written about the television, media and technology industries for nearly 30 years for such publications as Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News and TV Tech. Over the years, he has edited…...
Senate Hearing Witnesses Spar Over Ownership Caps, the Crisis in Local Journalism
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (656+ words) `Fewer than half of TV stations now report that their local news operations are profitable," NAB's LeGeyt told Senators WASHINGTON'During a major Senate hearing on broadcast ownership caps, witnesses and U.S. Senators generally agreed that local journalism faces serious challenges that…...
Tegna Expands Local News Offering with Revamped Mobile App
2+ week, 1+ day ago (225+ words) The innovative new app delivers thousands of original mobile videos daily and provides real-time access to stories as they unfold. TYSONS, Va.In a notable example of how local broadcasters are responding to widespread usage of mobile video, Tegna is…...
Report Blasts Major Media Companies as `Complicit’ in Attacks on Civil Rights
3+ week, 1+ day ago (193+ words) In a detailed analysis of the 35 most dominant U.S. media companies, the Free Press report reveals a disturbing reversal on prior civil-rights commitments WASHINGTON'In the wake of a widespread crackdown on DEI initiatives by the Trump administration and Federal Communications Commission,…...
FCC: Stations Airing `Partisan' Talk Shows and Late Night Programs Must Comply with Equal Time Rules
3+ week, 1+ day ago (204+ words) Commissioner Gomez called the guidance `an escalation in this FCC's ongoing campaign to censor and control speech' WASHINGTON'In a move that could have a major impact on daytime and late night talk shows, the Federal Communications Commissions' Media Bureau has…...
Energy-Savings from Greener Broadband Gear Could Power 70 New Data Centers
3+ week, 6+ day ago (249+ words) The outcome of new power management standardization efforts by the Broadband Forum could reduce energy costs and consumption The Broadband Forum is reported that efforts to enable connected devices in homes across Europe to enter standby mode will potentially save…...
TV Tech’s Top Regulatory Stories of the Year
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (735+ words) Regulatory issues relating free speech, the 3.0 transition, station ownership rules and Jimmy Kimmel dominated our list of the 20 most popular regulatory stories of 2025 In 2025, regulatory issues dominated the headlines in a ways not seen in decades, as an activist Federal…...
SMPTE, EBU, ETC Publish Report on AI’s Impact on the Media
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (294+ words) Report includes a technical understanding of both AI and ML, as well as the impact they could have on the media landscape SMPTE has joined forces with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) to publish an…...
Trump: Lifting 39% Cap Could Help ‘Radical Left,’ ‘Fake News Networks’
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (488+ words) In a social media post on Nov. 23, President Donald Trump linked to a Newsmax article that said lifting FCC station ownership caps would be a "disaster for conservatives." Trump also complained that if proposals to lift the cap "would allow…...
Frontline Announces 2025-26 Local Journalism Initiative Partners
3+ mon, 30+ min ago (340+ words) The effort promotes sustainable, public interest journalism in communities where local news organizations have been hit hard by financial pressures BOSTON'Frontline, PBS's investigative documentary series produced at GBH in Boston, has announced the newest class of partners for its Local…...