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Department of Justice Approves XM/Sirius Merger On March 24, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a statement saying they have cleared the proposed merger of XM/Sirius and would not sue to block the merger. To see the full statement, click here. The next step for merger proponents is to gain approval of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). A number of organizations and individuals have already contacted the FCC on what conditions should be attached to the monopoly if the FCC decides to move forward on it. Read More > DTV Consumer Education Rules Kick in Monday, March 31 As previously reported, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted the Digital Television (DTV) Consumer Education Plan proposed by NAB. This is indeed a good outcome for our industry and the viewers that broadcasters serve across the country. Read More > | |
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In Brief NAB Board Election Results The National Association of Broadcasters has announced the results of the 2008 NAB Radio and Television Board elections. The two-year terms of the newly elected Board Members will begin in June 2008. Read More > NAB Education Foundation Announces Service to America Winners The NAB Education Foundation (NABEF) has announced the winners of the 10th annual Service to America Awards. Winners will be honored at the Celebration of Service to America Awards dinner on Monday, June 9 at The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. The celebration recognizes outstanding community service by local broadcasters. Read More > Intel's Kahn to Keynote Mobility Super Session at NAB Show Dr. Kevin Kahn, senior fellow and director of Intel's communications technology lab, will present a keynote address on Tuesday, April 15, at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. Kahn's address will explore key wireless challenges and advances that will drive the future of the mobile market. A panel discussion with key industry executives from Sling Media, TiVo, World Now and the University of Southern California's Entertainment Technology Center will follow Kahn's keynote and address the opportunities for content creators and distributors. Read More > NAB Show Debuts New Content Storage Conference The NAB Show continues its focus on the content community with the new Creative Storage Conference. Held Tuesday, April 15, during the NAB Show in Las Vegas, the conference will feature Chris Hinton, senior director of Technology at CNN as a keynote speaker. Creative Storage will address digital storage and storage applications for the capture, editing, creation and distribution of entertainment and user generated content. Read More > Campaigns, HD News and 3D Drive Graphics at NAB Show For broadcasters, long seen as the NAB Show's key constituency, the graphics hardware and software shown at the NAB Show this year will undoubtedly play to several industry hot topics. Television service providers, network operators and content owners will exchange their views on the changes in technologies, business models and more during the MPEGIF Master Class. The MPEG Industry Forum, the largest advocacy group for MPEG technologies in the world, is presenting a full day session bringing together industry experts representing the most influential players in next generation video entertainment, multimedia and standards-based video delivery. For all the details and to register, visit www.nabshow.com. The 2008 Beijing Olympics will feature more HD, more broadband video and more hours of live sports programming than all previous Olympics combined. Join companies like NBC Olympics, Beijing Olympic Broadcasting, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and the BBC on April 16 for the Sports Techology Forum where they will discuss how they are preparing for the world's biggest HDTV production ever assembled for television. Register today at www.nabshow.com. The 2008 NAB Legal Calendar is available here.
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