Christmas came early for spectrum stakeholders. NTIA and the White House released their national spectrum strategy Monday, detailing plans to study nearly 2,800 MHz of spectrum to potentially be repurposed. A national testbed for dynamic spectrum sharing will also be created within the next 12-18 months. The announcement provided clarity for stakeholders, something that folks in the broadband industry are hoping to gain regarding the FCC’s proposed definition of digital discrimination. Providers expressed concerns about the broad list of covered entities and service elements in the current digital discrimination draft order if it is adopted.

New Rules: NTIA, White House Reveal Spectrum Strategy

NTIA has upheld its promise to spectrum stakeholders to release a national spectrum strategy before the close of the year. Read More »

Operators Again Express Digital Discrimination Fears

Broadband industry stakeholders are fighting back against the FCC’s proposed definition of digital discrimination, and they continue to be less than shy when voicing the issues that come with trying to measure disparate impact. Read More »

ESPN DTC on the Horizon

Disney CEO Bob Iger is heavily investing in the push to transform ESPN into the top digital sports platform, and he described it on Wednesday’s 4Q23 earnings call as one of four key efforts for the company as it moves into 2024. Read More »

Effros: Soothing Nerves

Here’s some of what I heard: there’s general agreement that things have gotten way too complicated. That finding the program you want to watch, or getting back to the point in the series you were watching can get totally screwed up. Read More »

Executive Round Up: Evolving Election Coverage

We asked executives in the industry how their respective network has evolved its approach to election coverage in response to changing media consumption habits. Here's what they had to say. Read More »

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