Sometimes statements get made inside the Beltway that are so shockingly arrogant that one has to step back and ask: Really? That moment came after yesterday's NAB news conference to highlight the launch of The Future of TV Coalition -- a coalition formed to promote the use of digital television spectrum to help spur program … Continue reading CTIA Diminishes Broadcast Diversity. Really?
What’s the Best Use of Broadcast Airwaves?
The following column was published in the July 14, 2011 edition of Missouri News Horizon. * * * As the debate rages in Washington, DC over auctioning free and local broadcast television airwaves for fee-based wireless broadband applications, one of the questions being pondered is, “What’s the highest and best use of this valuable resource?” … Continue reading What’s the Best Use of Broadcast Airwaves?
You Don’t Have to Be Einstein to Understand Broadcasters Are Efficiently Using Spectrum
A bad combination last night — catching up on reading the latest in the broadcast spectrum debate followed by a book on the life and sayings of Albert Einstein. Fell asleep, and dreamed of walking the tree-lined streets of Princeton with the Great Professor, discussing spectrum policy. It went something like this: Me: It’s frustrating … Continue reading You Don’t Have to Be Einstein to Understand Broadcasters Are Efficiently Using Spectrum
Verbatim Quotes are Stubborn Things
It's been said by cynics that the only real gaffe committed inside the Beltway is when someone actually tells the truth. That's why we've gotten a chuckle out of the overheated protestations from our friends in the wireless industry after NAB submitted evidence from two top telecommunications industry executives suggesting that "Heck yes, we're warehousing … Continue reading Verbatim Quotes are Stubborn Things
Your Favorite TV Shows: Could Government Policy Impact Them?
I have a confession to make – I’m hooked on “American Idol.” Not many people know that about me. But it’s hard to resist watching when my 42” HDTV is beaming the vibrant colors of Jennifer Lopez’s dresses and Steven Tyler’s fabulous highlighted locks into my living room. And what’s even better is that I … Continue reading Your Favorite TV Shows: Could Government Policy Impact Them?
The overlooked spectrum squatters
SNL Kagan media reporter Tim Doyle uncovered an interesting factoid this week when he reported that SpectrumCo, a cable-backed consortium, is sitting on $2.4 billion worth of spectrum that the company purchased in 2006. The airwaves are unused, and according to Doyle's report, "It does not seem as if that will change soon, either." With … Continue reading The overlooked spectrum squatters
