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Senate Judiciary Committee approves radio royalty bill
A bill which would require terrestrial radio broadcasters to pay additional royalties to performers for the music they play. Currently US broadcasters ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19996.cfm - 20 October 2009

Adobe brings Flash to the TV screen
At 10:30 AM Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen is scheduled to appear as part of the keynote presentation at the annual National Association of Broadcasters ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17678.cfm - 20 April 2009

SoundExchange misses deadline for webcaster royalty deal
Yesterday SoundExchange and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced a deal for webcasting royalties. This deal covers only ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17029.cfm - 18 February 2009

DTV delay gets support from police and fire officials, broadcasters and telecoms
As expected, the US House of Representatives Rules Committee has referred the new version of a bill to delay the US DTV transition to the Energy ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16867.cfm - 4 February 2009

Pandora and Internet radio need your help
Last month we reported that SoundExchange had killed off Internet radio by upping royalties to levels that cannot be sustained by any company. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15527.cfm - 28 September 2008

Qualcomm shows MediaFLO in-car media entertainment system at NAB meeting
Qualcomm Incorporated unveiled the first-ever MediaFLO technology demonstration broadcast over the air to an in-vehicle entertainment system ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13664.cfm - 15 April 2008

Adobe working on CinemaDNG format for digital movies
Adobe Systems is working on a new media file format to make life much easier for those working with digital movies. The DNG, or Digital Negative ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13663.cfm - 15 April 2008

Local TV stations to tap mobile TV potential
An alliance of over 800 local television stations has formed with the goal of deciding an accepted standard for for sending local digital TV ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13661.cfm - 15 April 2008

Philips develops digital watermarking for consumer electronics products
Philips has developed a watermarking solution in its hospitality television sets and will have it available starting in May in a full range ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13651.cfm - 14 April 2008

Latest White Space device didn't fail FCC tests
According to backers of controversial new devices that would make use of the so-called "white spaces" between DTV broadcasts for wireless networking, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13001.cfm - 22 February 2008

Webcaster testifies about royalties on Capitol Hill
According to testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee yesterday, if the royalty rates approved by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) in ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11586.cfm - 26 October 2007

US broadcasters announce plans to prepare for DTV
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has finally unveiled plans for a campaign to educate U.S. consumers about the transition to digital ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11468.cfm - 15 October 2007

Tech companies and broadcasters bicker over white space
Tech companies and television networks are feuding over the use of so called "white spaces" in the television spectrum for wireless devices. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11454.cfm - 14 October 2007

Study highlights economic importance of fair use in the US
According to a study from the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) concludes that fair use is responsible for nearly 17% ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11109.cfm - 14 September 2007

Cable companies reassure customers with analog televisions
The cable television industry wants to assure their customers that their TVs will continue to work after the 2009 mandatory switch to digital television. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11008.cfm - 6 September 2007

US probably won't be prepared for DTV transition
Despite most consumers being unaware that their analog television receivers won't receive broadcast signals early in 2009, the US government ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10504.cfm - 26 July 2007

RIAA wants royalties from public radio
Looking yet again for another stream of revenue, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has set its sights on public radio. The ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9857.cfm - 25 May 2007

LG and Harris to bring TV to mobile phones
LG Electronics Inc. and Harris Corp. have teamed up to develop a wireless technology to offer local television programming on mobile phones ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9239.cfm - 3 April 2007

Satellite radio 'local services' challenged
Terrestrial radio stations/broadcasters are once again showing off their fear of digital radio by attempting to convince Government to limit ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8679.cfm - 15 February 2007

Analog TVs could get warning labels in U.S.
In a bid to help prepare consumers for the digital transition effort in the United States, some top House Republicans want to put Government ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8496.cfm - 25 January 2007

TDK and Primera show off inkjet printable BD-R media
The TDK Corporation and Primera Technology showed off the world's first inkjet printable Blu-Ray Disc recordable write-once (BD-R) media. The ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7502.cfm - 26 April 2006

Universal & Microsoft bring VC-1 to HD discs
Microsoft Corp. and Universal Pictures said they have collaborated on creating high definition discs that utilize the VC-1 codec, which was ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7501.cfm - 26 April 2006

Traditional radio stations have to pay royalties for Net streaming
Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia has upheld Copyright Office's earlier decision that traditional radio stations have to pay ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/4615.cfm - 23 October 2003

Further improvements in video encoding technology expected
As the annual National Association of Broadcasters' convention is approaching, all major and bunch of hopeful new names are going to demonstrate ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/2740.cfm - 23 March 2002

Fight over TV retransmissions
American National Association of Broadcasters is getting really nervous and has filed a motion to intervene in a Canadian copyright proceeding. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/1963.cfm - 6 April 2001