FCC Approves New Broadcast TV Standards On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission endorsed next generation TV broadcast specs. By a 3-2 vote, the FCC agreed to support ATSC 3.0, which some supporters say will enable radical innovation in video entertainment….Continue Reading →
VOD CBS Channels Offered by DirecTV Now DirecTV Now, AT&T’s internet streaming video platform, continues to add video on demand (VOD) content. On October 24, AT&T announced that DirecTV Now and DirecTV, its satellite TV platform, will carry CBS content…Continue Reading →
CBS Carried by DirecTV Now Since its launch last November, DirecTV Now has aggressively pursued licensing contracts with programmers. Within a few months, it was carrying almost every major cable channel. Later it added local affiliates of ABC, NBC, and…Continue Reading →
Local Broadcast Stations on DirecTV Now AT&T’s semi-independent streaming video service is ready to offer local broadcast affiliate stations in 70% of U.S. homes. Last week, the telecom announced that its DirecTV Now division has signed licensing contracts with a…Continue Reading →
Viacom Signs with DirecTV Now AT&T continues to pick up licensing rights for its highly anticipated internet video streaming platform. On Tuesday, the telecom giant said that it has signed a multiyear contract with Viacom, Inc. Under terms of the…Continue Reading →
CHANNEL BUNDLES TRIMMED BY BROADCASTERS This was bound to happen sooner or later. Every action in one segment of the TV industry provokes reactions in all other segments, and weight loss for one leads to weight loss for all. Streaming…Continue Reading →
SCRIPPS ADDED TO DIRECTV NOW AT&T’s Move into Internet Video Streaming When buying DirecTV last year, AT&T promised aggressive moves into internet video streaming. The company offered more detail about the project early this year. AT&T would offer three streaming…Continue Reading →
AirTV Local Stations with Sling TV Sling TV will soon offer local stations via an over-the-air antenna. So says Dave Zatz, who operates a consumer electronics website: zatznotfunny.com. Zatz says he became curious about the possibility last year, when he…Continue Reading →