FCC Boosts Rounds in Sluggish 2.5 GHz Auction John Eggerton published 9 August 22 Will move to four per day as of August 10
A 'Landmark Win': Xperi Signs Its First Smart TV OEM for TiVo Stream TVOS Daniel Frankel published 9 August 22 Xperi said the first smart TV's powered by TiVo Stream will roll out in mid-2023
Elon Musk a Guest on ‘Jay Leno’s Garage’ Michael Malone published 8 August 22 Titan gives Jay a peek at most advanced rocket engine ever
FCC, Standard General-Tegna Deal Opponents Continue to Talk John Eggerton published 8 August 22 Elsewhere, some diversity groups signal they are OK with merger
Deck Chairs Deployed! HBO Max Finally Finishes Rollout of Revised App Daniel Frankel published 8 August 22 Recreated HBO Max app now available on desktop, iOS and Android mobile devices, and Amazon Fire tablets
HBO Max Customers Most Satisfied Among Partially Ad-Supported SVOD Users Daniel Frankel published 8 August 22 Whip Media says 92% of users for HBO Max's $9.99 with-commercials tier are happy with it vs. 95% for the no-ads version
Gigi Sohn’s Backers Dismiss Call for Different FCC Nominee By John Eggerton published 8 August 22 Supporters say push is part of effort to derail a progressive
Dennis Eckersley To Depart Red Sox Booth End of Season By Michael Malone published 8 August 22 Hall of Fame pitcher known for outspoken analysis
CWA Hails Passage of Inflation Reduction Act By John Eggerton published 8 August 22 Said it will create new jobs and new checks on corporate power
‘Abbott Elementary’ Leads TCA Award Winners By R. Thomas Umstead published 7 August 22 ABC, Netflix win multiple awards
Premier League Return; Dodgers-Padres 'Sunday Night Baseball': What’s on This Weekend in TV Sports (Aug. 6-7) By R. Thomas Umstead published 5 August 22 A look at the weekend's top TV sports events on broadcast, cable and streaming services
Wonder Women of Los Angeles 2022: Hollywood Heroes Posted Fifteen power players, L.A.’s Woman of Influence will get their due June 6
40 Under 40 L.A. 2022: Meet the West Coast’s Up-and-Comers Posted Executives on the rise will be recognized at June 7 live event in Beverly Hills
Emmy Voters Immerse Themselves in New Worlds Posted Voting begins with Television Academy set to unveil nominees on July 12
Has Cable Broadband Hit the Wall? Posted Some analysts fear cable high-speed data will never recover as ‘unfettered feast on DSL’ end
Programmers Rev Up Female Superpower Posted A realistic new breed of women-led superhero shows serves youth, diversity
DirecTV Says Dish Network 5G Plan Will Wreak Havoc on Its Satellite TV Signals By Daniel Frankel published 25 July 22 Dish wants to deploy 5G wireless services in the 12 GHz spectrum band. DirecTV thinks that's going be a problem
Charter to Cut Off CableCARD Support By Daniel Frankel published 11 July 22 Network upgrades will render already obsolete cable-TV security standard utterly useless for the small number of loyal cable customers still using it in their TiVo and SiliconDust DVRs
Charter Launches AI Security Feature for Managed Wi-Fi Customers By Daniel Frankel published 6 July 22 Security Shield provides 'cyber-security at the network level' for those who pay $5 a month for a Spectrum router
Comcast Launches Xfinity Stream App on Apple TV Devices By Daniel Frankel published 30 June 22 Move comes after Comcast initiated support for Apple TV Plus on Xfinity X1, Flex and XClass TV
Stress Test -- Kansas Bandwidth Usage Spiked 24% for KU's March Madness Championship Final By Daniel Frankel published 13 June 22 OpenVault data sheds light on what happens to broadband networks when put to the test of live-sports streaming
Gigi Sohn’s Backers Dismiss Call for Different FCC Nominee By John Eggerton published 8 August 22 Supporters say push is part of effort to derail a progressive
CWA Hails Passage of Inflation Reduction Act By John Eggerton published 8 August 22 Said it will create new jobs and new checks on corporate power
Court: AI Systems Can't Create Patentable Inventions By John Eggerton published 5 August 22 Agrees with USPTO that statute requires human inventor for application to be complete
Dems Seek Broadband/EV Charger Build-Out Pairing By John Eggerton published 5 August 22 Say that tandem would help address equity issues
FCC Funding Broadband Subsidy Outreach By John Eggerton published 5 August 22 Congress provided for grants in infrastructure bill
