In report from the Consumer electronics Association, it said that only 8% of all US households watch their Television solely over-the-air using an antenna. And that it is declining. CEA president and CEO Gary Shapiro as saying, “Contrary to the National Association of Broadcasters’ assertions, antenna sales are falling and cord-cutters are not shifting to […]
A survey released today aims to show cable providers how they can keep losing their influential viewers from cutting the cable. Ideas and Solutions, a Los Angeles-based consultant group for media and technology companies, says that 60% of people between the ages of 18 and 29 were either leaning towards or seriously considering giving up […]
The tornadoes that ravaged south central parts of the United States this week knocked out cell phone service and terrestrial Internet access, but as far as I have been able to tell, major TV and radio stations in the affected areas stayed on the air, providing vital information to their communities. For the first 24 […]
MeTV airs classic TV programs like M*A*S*H,” “Perry Mason, “Taxi,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “The Bob Newhart Show,” the original “Star Trek” and “Hawaii Five-O” series and 60 other programs. MeTV In Fresno MeTV will be broadcast on KGMC-DT Channel 43.6 and in Gainesville channel GTN – 9.2. Click […]
Parting ways with your cable or satellite provider can be a lot like ending and bad relationship. You know you want to but change is hard. Or is it the fear of the unknown? Well, as for your cable or satellite relationship, you can test the waters without any regret or fear. Suspend your service […]
NAB President-CEO Gordon Smith offered encouragement to efforts to develop the next-generation of television technical standards, but cautioned that for the promise of any advancements to become reality, television stations will have to have access to sufficient spectrum. He made the remarks in his keynote address at the annual meeting of the Advanced Television Systems […]
VHF DTV Broadcasters Fees Increased in FCC Proposal TV Technology In the 2011 fee schedule, the FCC maintained its practice of charging full-service TV stations on VHF channels significantly more than TV stations on UHF channels. (For example, a commercial TV station on a VHF channel in the … See the rest here: VHF DTV […]
Comcast lost 39,000 cable television subscribers in the first quarter, a development likely to add fuel to the debate over “cord cutting”. Comcast’s video subscriber count slipped to 22.76m, almost exactly matching that of Netflix, the DVD subscription and film streaming service, which has 22.8m US customers.
Oh, and by the way, your plan is also illegal. Group Owners: FCC’s Spectrum Reclamation Plan Would Be Unlawful Asks FCC to withdraw proposal to reclaim spectrum for wireless broadband
ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)— Nearly two years after the digital TV transition, antenna sales are exploding as Americans migrate back to over the air reception. This has led antenna manufacturer, Antennas Direct, to its eighth year in a row of double digit growth, with $8.7 million in 2010 revenue and a forecasted $21 million in 2011 […]
Market researchers at In-Stat say that nearly a third of U.S. households now paying for TV may opt out, or at least down, in the future. Pay TV subscriptions have leveled off, they said, growing just 0.15 percent over 2010. The figure indicates “no current trend toward video cord cutting/shaving,” i.e., the elimination or reduction […]
COOKEVILLE — The last few weeks have been historic ones for WCTE. The station doubled the strength of its broadcast signal thanks to a new transmitter and digital antenna, made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Approximately 33 percent of television viewers within WCTE’s broadcast area use antennas to watch TV. […]
