NAB Sues FCC Over Political Ad Reporting
The Wrap,
May 22, 2012, 3:54 PM EDT
The NAB is challenging the constitutionality of new FCC rules requiring local TV stations to put information about political advertising online, it said today. The new rules are "arbitrary, capricious, in excess of the commission's statutory authority, inconsistent with the First Amendment, and otherwise not in accordance with the law," the association contends.
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Broadcasting An Engine For Local Economies
Politico,
May 21, 2012, 7:35 AM EDT
NAB President Gordon Smith: "Lawmakers have good reason to want a healthy broadcast industry. Broadcast TV stations provide more than 186,000 jobs on an annual basis, which directly generate more than $30 billion in economic activity. The ripple effect of TV broadcasting on the economy is even greater, with 1.5 million jobs and $716 billion in annual economic activity attributed to the local television business."
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Broadcasters, FCC In Spectrum Turf War
Politico,
May 15, 2012, 6:55 AM EDT
TV broadcasters look at the FCC’s recent drive to move them off frequencies and put their political advertising rates on the Internet and draw one conclusion: The FCC has it in for television. And broadcasters are fighting back by publicly airing that charge in the midst of the ongoing policy debate on freeing up airwaves for wireless broadband.
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NAB Withdraws 'White Spaces' Challenge
Reuters,
May 4, 2012, 6:21 AM EDT
The National Association of Broadcasters said on Thursday it was dropping its court challenge of rules that allow the unlicensed use of empty airwaves between existing broadcast channels.
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FCC Mandates Posting Political Files Online
TVNewsCheck,
Apr 27, 2012, 10:47 AM EDT
The new rules require broadcasters to post their entire public files online, including political ad rates. Broadcasters had objected to posting political rates, arguing that it would interfere with their sales efforts. The new rules apply only to top four affiliates in top 50 markets for the first two years.
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Broadcasters Rally For Political File 'Win-Win'
TVNewsCheck,
Apr 23, 2012, 4:11 PM EDT
An alternative plan to the FCC political file proposal floated by the Television Operators Caucus has gained support of broadcasters who are hoping for a compromise. It would require stations to regularly report who is buying political spots and how much they are paying.
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Live from NAB
NAB’s Smith: Ubiquity Is Key To Success
TVNewsCheck,
Apr 16, 2012, 2:57 PM EDT
The association’s CEO says broadcasting must be available to all people at all times in all places and on all devices.
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NAB’s Smith On Board For The Long Haul
TVNewsCheck,
Mar 21, 2012, 11:42 AM EDT
A new contract extension for Gordon Smith will keep the association’s president-CEO on board through 2016. The new deal is likely richer than the current one under which he earned $1.4 million last year.
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NAB To Induct Betty White Into Hall Of Fame
TVNewsCheck,
Mar 16, 2012, 2:17 PM EDT
"Betty White is admired by generations of audiences," said NAB President-CEO Gordon Smith. "She has remarkable energy and an incredible ability to connect with viewers. Betty's contributions to television and entertainment as a whole are extraordinary. Our Hall of Fame would be incomplete without her."
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NAB To FCC: Update TV Ownership Rules
TVNewsCheck,
Mar 6, 2012, 8:22 AM EST
The trade group says in comments that the commission's media ownership regulations are outdated and don't reflect market realities. It argues that they place broadcasters at a "severe disadvantage" in a marketplace filled with rival media that do not labor under similar restrictions.
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NAB For Blackout Rules, Sens. Oppose Them
MediaPost,
Feb 13, 2012, 6:39 PM EST
The National Association of Broadcasters on Monday came out in favor of rules that allow blackouts of NFL and other leagues’ games. Meanwhile, a group of five Democratic senators called for blackout rules to go in a filing, saying they are "a relic of a different time."
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TV Execs Visit FCC Over Public Interest Rules
Media Bistro,
Feb 9, 2012, 3:02 PM EST
Executives from News Corp., NBCUniversal, the Walt Disney Co. and the National Association of Broadcasters met with officials at the FCC on Monday to express their displeasure at proposed public interest rules that would force TV networks to share details online about political advertising, including the rates that political campaigns pay for ad time.
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NAB Disputes Pew News Source Study
TVNewsCheck,
Feb 8, 2012, 3:09 PM EST
The association says the report which said cable was the top regular source of election news should win the “Fuzzy Math Prize of the Year.”
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Broadcasters Are America’s ‘First Informers’
NAB,
Feb 1, 2012, 7:42 PM EST
Regardless of individual broadcasters’ level of commitment to public service, there is no role stations embrace more seriously than that of “first informer.” Indeed, during times of crisis, no technology can replicate broadcasting’s reliability in reaching mass audiences. It is also during these times when an ethos prevails among broadcasters — an ethos that compels stations to go “the extra mile” for the safety and well-being of viewers and listeners.
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Chronicling TV, Radio Community Service
NAB,
Jan 25, 2012, 10:28 AM EST
NAB's
Licensed to Serve provides noteworthy stories that illustrate the many public service activities broadcasters organize on any given day across the U.S. From arranging record-breaking toy and food drives to providing free air time for political campaign coverage, broadcasters' continual commitment to their communities is showcased.
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NAB VP David Dziedzic Dies At 49
TVNewsCheck,
Jan 16, 2012, 3:32 PM EST
The association’s senior vice president of business development died Saturday morning of brain cancer. He was responsible for most of the non-dues revenue of the association, including exhibit sales, sponsorship, advertising, member services, merchandise and publications.
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Report: Station Rev To Grow 13% In 2012
TVNewsCheck,
Jan 11, 2012, 3:24 PM EST
The latest market-by-market review of TV stations from Bond & Pecaro and NAB forecasts that net ad revenue will jump from $15.9 billion to $17.9 billion, thanks in large part to Olympics and heavy political spending. That revenue will grow on a compound annual rate of 2.4% between now and 2018.
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NAB Goes To Supreme Court Over Ownership
The Wrap,
Dec 6, 2011, 7:47 AM EST
Broadcasters are urging the Supreme Court to loosen restrictions that prevent companies from owning newspapers, radio stations and television stations in the same market.
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NAB Urges Swift Approval Of FCC Nominees
The Hill,
Nov 8, 2011, 8:34 AM EST
Former Republican Sen. Gordon Smith (Ore.), now the head of the National Association of Broadcasters, on Monday urged the Senate to promptly confirm President Obama's two nominees to the FCC.
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NAB-Wireless Feud Takes A Turn For The Ugly
The Hill,
Nov 3, 2011, 3:15 PM EDT
The rivalry between television broadcasters and wireless companies has turned ugly in the past day with the wireless companies calling broadcast television a dying industry and the broadcasters accusing the wireless companies of diminishing racial diversity.
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Future Of TV Launches, Enlists Andrew Young
TVNewsCheck,
Nov 1, 2011, 3:47 PM EDT
The former UN ambassador and principal in Bounce TV is working to make the case on Capitol Hill for broadcasters who want to keep their digital spectrum.
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Broadcast Lab Passes First NAB Board Test
TVNewsCheck,
Oct 25, 2011, 9:09 PM EDT
NAB CTO Kevin Gage tells the board that the time has come for a broadcast lab to speed development of broadcast TV and radio technology. A final vote on establishing the lab could come early next year.
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NAB Makes Govt. Relations Staff Moves
TVNewsCheck,
Oct 21, 2011, 1:37 PM EDT
Kelly Cole is promoted to EVP while Curtis LeGeyt will join the staff from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Nov. 1.
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NAB Offers National EAS Test Preparation
TVNewsCheck,
Oct 12, 2011, 6:09 PM EDT
The trade association has created a checklist of relevant information for every phase of the National EAS Test scheduled for Nov. 9. The
checklist provides steps for broadcasters to ensure their equipment is ready for the exercise, and what actions are required of them during and after the test.
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NAB, CTIA Jointly Oppose Spectrum Fees
TVNewsCheck,
Oct 12, 2011, 5:34 PM EDT
The two groups are joined by three others in a letter to the congressional Super Committee charged with reducing the federal deficit, asking it to reject a provision in the jobs bill that would empower the FCC to impose more than $4 billion in new spectrum user fees over 10 years.
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Smith To FCC: Stay Out Of Retrans
TVNewsCheck,
Oct 3, 2011, 11:57 AM EDT
In an open letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, NAB President Gordon Smith says “the mere prospect of government intervention introduces uncertainty and distorts incentives in ways that disrupt the bargaining process and only make it more difficult to reach fair and equitable agreements." He says service disruptions caused by negotiation impasses are the rare exception rather than the rule.
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NAB Education Unit Calls For Entries
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Sep 29, 2011, 1:53 PM EDT
Tech Profile
Full Plate For NAB’s New Tech Trend-Spotter
TVNewsCheck,
Sep 8, 2011, 11:52 AM EDT
While Kevin Gage was hired to help the association get — and stay — ahead of the digital game, the new chief technology officer is finding a more pressing demand on his time: making sure TV broadcasters emerge unscathed from the FCC’s push to take back TV spectrum. But he’s also focused on helping develop technology that can lead to new business and revenue streams for broadcasters.
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NAB Names New COO And CFO
TVNewsCheck,
Aug 9, 2011, 3:46 PM EDT
The trade association promotes Christopher Ornelas to chief operating officer and Joy Whitlow to chief financial officer.
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NAB: FCC Broadband Plan Would Kill Stations
TVNewsCheck,
Jul 25, 2011, 1:16 PM EDT
A new analysis of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan by the National Association of Broadcasters finds that a minimum of 210 full-power TV stations could go dark and that 40% of all TV stations in U.S. could either leave the business or be assigned a new channel. It also says stations in the top 10 markets could be severely impacted, with "Northern Border" stations in Detroit, Buffalo, Cleveland and Seattle threatened. NAB calls on the FCC to immediately make public its analyses of the plan's potential negative impact on viewers of free and local television.
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NAB's Smith: Spectrum Bill Good, But ...
TVNewsCheck,
Jul 15, 2011, 3:15 PM EDT
NAB President Gordon Smith gave his blessing to the House incentive auction bill, but said he'd prefer stronger language that would require the FCC to preserve stations' current coverage to "the maximum extent possible." Smith would also like the final bill include a requirement that the FCC use the same signal protection criteria that it did when it shifted broadcasters to digital service two years ago.
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NAB's Smith Endorses Romney For President
Boston Globe,
Jul 12, 2011, 9:23 AM EDT
NAB President and former U.S. senator from Oregon Gordon Smith yesterday released a statement saying former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney "has a proven job creation record as governor and in the private sector.”
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Schurz To Receive Chuck Sherman Award
TVNewsCheck,
Jul 11, 2011, 2:36 PM EDT
NAB will present its Television Leadership Award to Franklin Schurz at this year’s NAB Small Market Television Exchange.
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NAB Joint Board President Reflects On Term
Radio Ink,
Jul 1, 2011, 2:35 PM EDT
Last month, Steve Newberry completed a two-year run as NAB's joint board chairman. Not only was Newberry running his company, Commonwealth Broadcasting, but he was volunteering his time helping radio and television owners deal with the wonderful world of politics. His experience, he says, was "time consuming and challenging" and not always a bed of roses.
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Just How Voluntary Is Senate Spectrum Bill?
TVNewsCheck,
Jun 29, 2011, 7:44 AM EDT
The Senate bill authorizing FCC TV spectrum auctions is raising red flags after an amendment was added that makes it unclear that such auctions be entirely voluntary for broadcasters. Another is that the FCC is not required to protect sufficiently those broadcasters that choose to hang on to their spectrum from increased interference and loss of service area.
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Congress May Fast-Track Spectrum Auctions
TVNewsCheck,
Jun 23, 2011, 8:29 AM EDT
It’s looking increasingly likely that Congress may authorize the FCC to hold incentive auctions as soon as this summer as part of debt-ceiling legislation now in the works. NAB says it is “working hard to ensure that spectrum-related provisions would include replication and interference protections for the vast majority of TV stations that will choose to remain in business.”
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NAB's Knight Heads To Railroad Association
B&C,
Jun 3, 2011, 2:40 PM EDT
Laurie Knight, executive VP of government relations for the National Association of Broadcasters, is exiting the trade association for an SVP post at the Association of American Railroads.
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SNL Kagan TV and Radio Finance Summit
Taking Sides Over The Spectrum Question
TVNewsCheck,
Jun 1, 2011, 1:59 PM EDT
Panelists debate the broadcast spectrum auction plan with broadcasters saying it could result in the restriction of free, accessible information provided by over-the-air TV stations. On the other side, the Wireless Association says more spectrum really is the answer to fulfilling the public’s growing demands for broadband wireless services.
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NAB Completes Merger With MSTV
TVNewsCheck,
Jun 1, 2011, 1:07 PM EDT
With the merger finalized, four of MSTV’s five employees have joined NAB, including Victor Tawil and Bruce Franca.
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NAB To FCC On Retrans: It Ain't Broke
B&C,
May 26, 2011, 6:30 PM EDT
The National Association of Broadcasters warns the FCC against micromanaging retransmission consent negotiations and ticks off the things it thinks would be doing just that. In its comments in the FCC's retrans rule review — due May 27 at the commission — NAB says that "substantial and numerous changes," which have been sought by cable and satellite operators, are unwarranted.
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Kevin Gage Joins NAB As Chief Tech Officer
TVNewsCheck,
May 26, 2011, 6:17 PM EDT
The 20-year technology vet helped launch WB Network, headed the technology group at Warner Music and developed on-line strategies at NBCU.
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Worries Over Planned Video Description Rules
TVNewser,
May 13, 2011, 3:15 PM EDT
The National Association of Broadcasters and Fox News Channel are among those arguing that TV news should be exempt from video description rules the FCC is looking to establish, according to FCC filings.
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Cell Phone EAS To Debut Early In DC And NYC
Washington Post,
May 10, 2011, 2:34 PM EDT
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced today that they're launching a new mobile telephone emergency alert system by the end of the year in Washington and New York.
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NAB's Smith: Spectrum Crucial To Next-Gen
TVNewsCheck,
May 10, 2011, 10:27 AM EDT
The NAB president says he welcomes the Advanced Television Systems Committee’s work on creating the next generation of TV technical standards, but emphasizes that for the new over-the-air TV innovations to work, stations must not be forced to give back spectrum.
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NAB To Honor WDIV, WLKY, WHTM
TVNewsCheck,
May 6, 2011, 10:39 AM EDT
Theose are the television station winners of the NAB Education Foundation's annual Service to America Awards. They and the radio winners will be honored on June 6 in Washington at a dinner where Jeff Bridges and Target Corp. will also be recognized.
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NAB Ticked Off At CEA Spectrum 'Clock'
B&C,
May 6, 2011, 10:05 AM EDT
The Consumer Electronics Association, which has been cranking up its campaign for broadcast spectrum via its blog and new studies, has created a "spectrum crunch clock" that claims to tally the "lost opportunity costs to the U.S. economy and consumers with every minute we delay responsibly managing our nation's spectrum resources." NAB calls it more of a crock than a clock.
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NAB Study Rejects Spectrum 'Crisis' Claim
The Hill,
Apr 27, 2011, 7:22 AM EDT
In the latest iteration of the battle between broadcasters and the wireless industry, the NAB released a study on Tuesday arguing that there is no spectrum "crisis." According to NAB, the study shows "that insufficient analysis and reliance on faulty information in the formation of the FCC's National Broadband Plan has led to the overstated assumption of a nationwide spectrum 'crisis.' "
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Ikegami, NAC Eye New Super-Slo-Mo Camera
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NAB Honors Former CEO Fritts With DSA
TVNewsCheck,
Apr 11, 2011, 6:05 PM EDT
The NAB’s former president, Eddie Fritts, who was forced out in 2006, is recognized for his 24 years at the helm with the association’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award.
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q&a with Eddie Fritts
Thoughts From An NAB Maverick
TV Technology,
Apr 1, 2011, 3:13 PM EDT
He negotiated must-carry, pushed through regulatory reform and helped facilitate the transition from analog to digital television broadcasting. For 23 years, Edward O. Fritts was at the helm of the National Association of Broadcasters, steering the organization from a modest-sized lobbying firm to one of the most powerful and influential lobbying organizations in Washington. Link
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NAB Adds Group Stations, Independents
TVNewsCheck,
Mar 28, 2011, 10:14 PM EDT
Local TV is the latest group owner to join the trade association, adding its 19 stations. In addition, six independent TVs and a number of standalone and noncommercial radio stations have come on board.
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Rehr Ranks No. 2 In Severence Report
TVNewsCheck,
Mar 23, 2011, 5:20 PM EDT
Former NAB chief David Rehr left the organization with over $1.75 million in severance, more than twice his base salary, according to CEO Update.
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NAB Show Adds Mobile TV Session
TVNewsCheck,
Mar 23, 2011, 2:08 PM EDT
IABM Hosts Manufacturers Forum at NAB
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Mar 23, 2011, 1:39 PM EDT
NAB Pushes (Harder) With Spectrum Stance
NAB Policy Blog,
Mar 23, 2011, 12:14 PM EDT
NAB Nabs Cameron, Pace As Keynoters
Mar 21, 2011, 2:37 PM EDT
The
Avatar director and visual effects guru will discuss the latest innovations in 3D technology and storytelling at the Las Vegas show.
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NBC's Ted Harbert Gets Seat On NAB Board
TVNewsCheck,
Mar 16, 2011, 3:54 PM EDT
As the newly installed chairman of NBC Broadcasting, Ted Harbert will replace John Eck as the NBC representative on the NAB. Harbert is the natural choice for the job. At NBC, he is responsible for the O&Os as well as ad sales, affiliate relations and domestic syndication.
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Claudy: NAB Doing Just Fine On Technology
TVNewsCheck,
Mar 14, 2011, 4:21 PM EDT
Reacting to last week's Jessell At Large column, the head of the NAB's Science and Technology department says broadcasters should be applauding NAB's moves to absorb MSTV and expand its technology expertise and "not get misguidedly drawn into the realm of uneasiness that dominates the tone of...[Jessell's] article."
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Jessell at Large
NAB Needs To Get Spectrum Act Together
TVNewsCheck,
Mar 11, 2011, 1:25 PM EST
The FCC plan to reclaim a big block of broadcast spectrum is the most critical issue facing broadcasters in the past three decades. So it's perplexing that they chose this time to shut down MSTV, their longtime spectrum policy lobby, and to diss NAB's top tech exec. Those moves raise the stakes in NAB's hiring of a new EVP of technology. The right person keeps broadcasting in the game. The wrong person puts it on the same grim road as newspapers.
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MSTV Board OKs Merger With NAB
TVNewsCheck,
Mar 2, 2011, 1:26 PM EST
As
TVNewsCheck reported on Monday, the board of directors of the Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV) voted unanimously today to approve
merging MSTV with the National Association of Broadcasters. NAB's Television Board had previously voted in favor of the merger proposal. MSTV said the legacy of MSTV's 54 years of TV spectrum protection and technology policy advocacy will be continued under the consolidated leadership of NAB President-CEO Gordon Smith. This action also complements the NAB board's moves to elevate the focus on technology issues within the organization.
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Stations Face 'Formidable' Spectrum Lobby
TVNewsCheck,
Mar 2, 2011, 8:34 AM EST
It's an uphill fight for broadcasters trying to stall or mitigate the FCC's plan to reclaim a large hunk of broadcast spectrum and repurpose it for wireless broadband. The plan enjoys the backing of some of the biggest names in wireless, consumer electronics and the high-tech world, not to mention the White House and fiscal conservatives on the Hill.
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NAB's Smith: Dish, TWC 'Hoarding' Spectrum
TVNewsCheck,
Mar 1, 2011, 8:50 AM EST
The charge against the cable and satellite operators comes in a letter to key members of Congress. The NAB president also calls for a government investigation into “spectrum hoarding and/or spectrum speculation.”
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Carsey-Werner To Join NAB Hall Of Fame
TVNewsCheck,
Feb 28, 2011, 12:10 PM EST
Entertainment Tonight’s Mary Hart will host the induction of Carsey-Werner Productions into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame during the NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 11.
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NAB Looking For New Top Tech Executive
TVNewsCheck,
Feb 24, 2011, 5:46 AM EST
The trade association has a head hunter searching for an EVP of technology who will be its "principal technologist and technology policy strategist," reporting directly to President Gordon Smith.
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NAB's Smith Leads Stations In Spectrum Fray
Washington Post,
Feb 13, 2011, 10:37 AM EST
Veteran politician,businessman and now the top evangelist for broadcasters, Gordon Smith, the president of the National Association of Broadcasters, is telling his former Capitol Hill colleagues that the federal government's plan to bolster wireless networks could end up darkening signals for hundreds of stations around the country.
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Broadcasters Want Hold On White Spaces
B&C,
Feb 7, 2011, 6:34 PM EST
The National Association of Broadcasters and the Association of Maximum Service Television asked a federal appeals court on Monday to hold off on ruling on their appeal of the FCC's white spaces decision until the commission finishes hearing more challenges to those rules.
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Eddie Fritts To Receive NAB's DSA
TVNewsCheck,
Feb 7, 2011, 10:54 AM EST
The longtime National Association of Broadcasters president will be presented with the group’s top honor at the opening keynote of this year’s convention in Las Vegas on April 11.
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NAB To FCC: Keep Retrans Review ‘Fair’
TVNewsCheck,
Feb 6, 2011, 5:58 PM EST
Hearst’s David Barrett, Barrington’s Chris Cornelius and Schurz’s Marci Burdick give FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell a list of questions they say the commission needs to consider as it proceeds with its review of the retransmission consent process. They also urge the FCC to not approach the whole exercise with the assumption that there is a problem that needs to be fixed.
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Late Deal Saves Super Bowl Telecast
Politico,
Feb 3, 2011, 8:24 PM EST
Football fans who might have been left in the dark during the Super Bowl this Sunday were granted a reprieve when a last-minute deal temporarily ended a media standoff that had revived calls for regulators to intervene in TV programming disputes.
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New Mobile DTV Receive Antennas Detailed
TVNewsCheck,
Feb 1, 2011, 10:46 AM EST
NAB FASTROAD-funded projects develop small VHF, UHF antennas for mobile DTV receivers in cell phones and other devices.
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NAB’s Smith Responds To State Of The Union
TVNewsCheck,
Jan 26, 2011, 3:41 PM EST
While praising the president’s plan to focus attention on expanding wireless broadband to rural America, NAB CEO Gordon Smith also urged Congress “to consider a holistic approach to the wireless broadband issue, including passage of spectrum inventory legislation that fully identifies fallow or warehoused airwaves."
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NAB: Market Definitions Don't Need Changing
B&C,
Jan 25, 2011, 6:06 AM EST
It ain't broke, so don't try to fix it. That was the gist of the National Association of Broadcasters' comments Monday to the FCC about the current system of determining who is eligible to receive out-of-market TV stations signals.
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Cumming Named NAB Communications VP
TVNewsCheck,
Jan 11, 2011, 10:52 AM EST
Ann Marie Cumming will handle public policy outreach, manage media activities for the NAB Show and be responsible for NAB's Public Service Initiatives division.
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NAB's Smith Blasts Shapiro Over Spectrum
TVNewsCheck,
Jan 6, 2011, 3:36 PM EST
The broadcasting lobbyist says that Consumer Electronics Association President Gary Shapiro's opening speech accusing TV broadcasters of "squatting now on our broadband future" misses the mark. “He simply sees a world of wireless broadband, and that’s just not what the future holds,” Smith said. And the NAB chief also accused Shapiro of being out of touch: “He apparently was writing a book and missed the cord-cutting phenomenon."
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NAB Kicks Off 'Future Of TV' Campaign
TVNewsCheck,
Jan 4, 2011, 10:26 AM EST
The consumer-focused promotional campaign features TV and radio spots that direct viewers and listeners to a new informational website, TheFutureOfTV.org.
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Broadcasters Give Congress Static
Politico,
Dec 16, 2010, 8:28 AM EST
The National Association of Broadcasters is pinching the nerves of some lawmakers on Capitol Hill, where tensions are already flaring with the end of the session fast approaching. Some Democratic and GOP staffers say their bosses are tired of negotiating with the NAB on lingering policy issues because the trade association seems unwilling to hammer out a compromise, especially on radio issues.
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NAB Promoting Future Of Broadcast TV
TVNewsCheck,
Dec 13, 2010, 2:56 PM EST
Broadcasters are urged to air new TV and radio spots Jan. 4-24 in conjunction with the launch of TheFutureOfTV.org.
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NAB's Smith: Super Bowl Could Go To Pay TV
B&C,
Dec 9, 2010, 6:06 AM EST
If the government injects itself into the "private business negotiations of retrans," says NAB President Gordon Smith, it could ultimately mean the flight of the Super Bowl from free TV.
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