Washington, DC / December 16, 2013 — The Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance (ATBA) is pleased to announce the selection of Louis Libin as Executive Director. Libin comes to the ATBA from New York, where he has been an expert advisor to television stations and equipment manufacturers in the development of advanced television and mobile strategies and implementation, … [Read more...] about Louis Libin Tapped to be New Executive Director at ATBA
Spectrum Issues
DTVCast Announces Technological Innovation to Deliver Broadband Internet by Television Broadcasters
Sunrise, Florida - DTVCast Corporation CEO John Kyle today announced the launch of a new revolutionary product that delivers broadband Internet by television broadcasters called DTVCast REACH. This technological advancement will allow for the availability of broadband services to an estimated 14 to 24 million Americans that currently do not have access to high speed Internet … [Read more...] about DTVCast Announces Technological Innovation to Deliver Broadband Internet by Television Broadcasters
Alliance Announces Faith-Based Outreach Taskforce
August 9, 2012 - The Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance (Alliance) announces the formation of the Alliance Faith-Based Outreach Taskforce co-chaired by Jamey Schmitz, President & CEO at WLMB-TV 40 and Dr. Randy Weiss, managing partner, and president of Excellence In Christian Broadcasting and EICB-TV. Other members of the Taskforce include Dr. Glenn Plummer, … [Read more...] about Alliance Announces Faith-Based Outreach Taskforce
Coalition Asks House Committee to Revisit Overlay Plan
November 22, 2011 - With the failure of the Congressional deficit-reduction super committee to come up with a plan to reduce the deficit by $1.2 trillion, the spectrum incentive auction plan now goes back to the House Energy and Commerce Committee for markup in the next few weeks. On the Senate side, SB-911 has already moved out of committee. The Coalition for Free TV and … [Read more...] about Coalition Asks House Committee to Revisit Overlay Plan
Coalition and Sinclair Release Broadcast Overlay Report
November 15, 2011 -The Coalition for Free TV and Broadband and Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBGI) today announced the release of the Broadcast Overlay Report, “THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF BROADCAST INNOVATION – IMPACT ON THE U.S. TREASURY.” The Broadcast Overlay Report outlines a plan that will bring broadcast television into the future and raise more than $60 billion … [Read more...] about Coalition and Sinclair Release Broadcast Overlay Report