OPEN MIKE BY DAN TRIGOBOFF

Dominion Suit’s Revelations Damage The Entire Fox Brand

It’s not just Fox News that has been battered by the self-inflicted injuries exposed in its $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. By putting pandering before honest journalism, it has sullied the Fox brand and harmed other journalists far removed from its demagoguery and slanted reporting.

OPEN MIKE BY JOHN LAWSON

Advanced Emergency Information Is Key To Winning Federal Support For ATSC 3.0

As they look to bolster support from the FCC, broadcasters would do well to get behind its Advanced Emergency Information component.

OPEN MIKE BY SAM PETERSON

The Top 3 Trends That Will Define Broadcasting In ’23

Cloud archiving, an uptick in regionalized viewing and the continued growth of remote production will have a profound impact on the industry this year.

OPEN MIKE BY PAULINE CHIOU

Mining News Audiences On WhatsApp

The wildly popular app reaches 2 billion people globally, but newsrooms have been slow to embrace it. Two news startups in South Africa and New Hampshire are showing that WhatsApp can be fertile ground for engaged audiences.

OPEN MIKE BY SKIP PIZZI

Non-Real-Time Content Bolsters Broadcasters Against Streamers

Non-real-time (NRT) content, which is greatly enhanced by ATSC 3.0, opens up a hybrid business option that lets a broadcaster act like an OTA Netflix and offers yet another path to the industry’s longevity.

OPEN MIKE BY ASRAH MOHAMMED

How To Leverage Data, Automation And Creativity To Boost TV Ad Sales

Broadcasters can learn from the best practices of digital advertising, which has been agile, responsive and innovative in the face of disruption since the pandemic. Here are some practices to adopt.

OPEN MIKE BY DAVE BRASS

NextGen TV’s Moment Is Upon Us

ATSC 3.0 represents a natural evolution of giving consumers choices in how and when they receive and enjoy content.

OPEN MIKE BY CATHERINE GONZALEZ PACK

In IP-Based Operations World, Talent Remains As Critical As Tech

Broadcast operations isn’t all about heroes — proven technology foundations and skilled expertise will be key in 2023.

OPEN MIKE BY NIL SHAH

Broadcast Could Gain From Enhancing Tech

This week’s CES event in Las Vegas will highlight solutions coupling interactive with measurement technologies for broadcasters, who have much to gain by upgrading their game to a more digital-like experience.

OPEN MIKE BY PAULINE CHIOU

Video Journalist Scores Social Wins By Playing It Smart

A former CNBC journalist hits viral home runs with his globetrotting, selfie stick-wielding reportage. He shares how he’s built a following of two million across social platforms by hitting some key beats with every post. Above, journalist Uptin Saiidi brings his audience on a search for answers in the world of tech, travel and luxury.

OPEN MIKE BY TONY JONES

Where Will UHD/HDR Take Us?

Expectations for pristine quality live streaming experiences are at an all-time high. The technology behind 4K UHD/HDR can help meet them.

OPEN MIKE BY MARTIN FRANKS

On Retrans’ Anniversary, Remembering The Key Roles Of Larry Tisch And Jay Kriegel

The long-serving CBS executive says that while many in the business played a role 30 years ago in creating retransmission consent — long an invaluable revenue stream for TV stations — the contributions of those two CBS executives are often overlooked.

OPEN MIKE FROM ED GIOVANNINI

The True Value Of Sports Rights Deals

The 10-year, $2.5 billion deal recently inked between Apple and Major League Soccer illustrates how tech giants recognize the opportunity that major sports rights bring to their streaming platforms, and their investments are disrupting the market.

OPEN MIKE BY MALIK KHAN

Live, Local Content Is Crucial Element For OTT

Live and local content are front and center of many strategic OTT decisions being made by media companies today, and new technologies are enabling their delivery at scale.

OPEN MIKE BY ROBERT SZABO-ROW

Broadcasters Must Up Their Live Highlights Game

Live events viewers have shown they want fast access to highlights and clips on multiple platforms. Broadcasters need to be able to meet that demand.

OPEN MIKE BY MARK EFFRON

Montclair State University Builds A Streaming Service

The school used a white-label streaming technology company to launch its own streaming channel serving up a wide array of previously disaggregated student programming. The work-in-progress is readying students for an OTT-leaning media ecosystem.

OPEN MIKE BY VAN DUKE

Making Digital Subchannels New Again

Diginets are proliferating, and new technology is bringing the costs of launching them down while integrating them more easily into existing workflows.

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I’m An MMJ On The Brink Of Leaving TV News. This Is Why

Poor pay, stress overload and constant uncertainties are squeezing reporters and MMJs — not to mention badly needed producers — out of TV news. Here’s what station and group leaders need to hear if they want us to stay.

OPEN MIKE BY PETER ABECASSIS

Cloud-First Approach Can Reduce CapEx, Secure Data

A cloud transition enables numerous cost-saving areas and benefits around data security, making a compelling case for the move.

OPEN MIKE BY ROGER FRANKLIN

Addressable Advertising And The Competitive Separation Problem

TV networks delivering single advertiser spot optimization campaigns are often missing out on the benefits of addressable advertising over concerns they’ll breach competitive separation agreements. The right tech stacks can ensure they won’t break a deal.

OPEN MIKE BY SERHAD DOKEN

Screens Are Getting Larger, Smaller And Better

Look for smart glasses to join the arsenal of screens that are moving in both size directions fueled by innovations like LCD, LED and more processing power.

OPEN MIKE BY CRAIG WILSON

Gauging The True Potential Of SRT Technology

Secure Reliable Transport has already had several inflection points from a technology standpoint, so what’s next for the open-source video transport protocol?

OPEN MIKE BY BOB WALN

It’s Time To Diversify Your D2C Monetization Strategy

Financially sustainable distribution and monetization strategies cannot be based on one approach alone.

OPEN MIKE BY SHUKMEI WONG

To Reach Streaming Audiences, Marketers Must Diversify Channels

Smart TVs may be growing their own ad-supported channels, but streaming viewers are flocking to better-entrenched AVOD and SVOD apps. Smart marketers must assemble a diverse media plan incorporating not only CTV, but third-party streaming platforms to capture enough eyeballs.

OPEN MIKE BY MUHAMMAD REHMAN

As Streaming Grows, So Does Its Vulnerability To Cyberattacks

Many streaming services have struggled to keep up with the increase of their user base in terms of protection, leaving them open to attacks like credential stuffing and underscoring the need for investing in content protection.

OPEN MIKE BY STEVE LANZANO

Move To Impressions-Based Measurement, Sports Betting Brighten ’22 Outlook

From increased adoption of impressions-based measurement to the rapid rise of sports betting, 2021 was a winning year for local broadcast TV advertising.

OPEN MIKE BY JAMES OU

Post Pandemic, Linear TV’s Slow Decline Will Continue

Although linear TV enjoyed an initial pandemic boost, the effects weren’t long-lasting and didn’t reverse longstanding trends with which the industry must reckon.

OPEN MIKE BY JAKE MILSTEIN

Cyberattack On CMG Isn’t An Anomaly

Yesterday’s cyberattack on Cox Media Group is part of an alarming trend of such assaults on American institutions. Media companies need to be braced and ready for more to follow.

OPEN MIKE BY BY ISAO KOBAYASHI

How To Improve Remotely-Produced Interviews

With in-studio interviews still indefinitely sidelined during the pandemic, making a few adjustments to at-home setups — including external camera and mics and optimizing lighting and internet connections — can make all the difference in production quality.

OPEN MIKE BY JEFF MALONEY

A Tampa GM Weighs Priorities In A Historic Year

At WTVT, Fox’s Tampa, Fla., O&O, SVP and GM Jeff Maloney has been navigating through an unprecedented time. His market — showered in attention by the presidential campaigns, roiled by the pandemic and buoyed by major news in local sports — has been an epicenter of news while facing dramatic challenges.

OPEN MIKE BY STEVE PAYNE

Sports Must Move From Satellite To IP

U.S. sports broadcasters are primed and ready to migrate from satellite to IP signal delivery to reach their audiences with some like Fox already going there. Vendors and content providers need to closely collaborate as the transition happens with renewed focus on reliable transmission and content protection.

OPEN MIKE BY JED CORENTHAL

Real-Time Interactive Streaming Key For Sports

Streaming services need to offer a synchronous, interactive livestream of sports options if they want to hold on to the cord cutters they’ve gained since the pandemic.

OPEN MIKE FROM MARIO DIAZ BECAR

Remote Production Successes Validate Cloud

Mario Diaz Becar: Broadcasters have seen firsthand the agility, stability and reliability of the cloud since the pandemic accelerated its adoption. Functions like cloud ingest, edit while ingest and secure reliable transport are also promisingly on the horizon.

OPEN MIKE BY JACK GOODMAN

Dubious Grounds For The FCC’s Restriction Of Section 230

FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly saw his nomination withdrawn by President Trump for having the temerity to question whether the FCC has the authority to adopt rules to limit the scope of Section 230 of the Communications Act. All clear legal signs point to the fact that it doesn’t.

OPEN MIKE BY MARK GORMAN

Making Automated Convergence A Reality

Convergence among technology companies and broadcasters can help broadcasters attain a system of automation that will ease the process of buying and selling linear TV comparable to a digital buy.

OPEN MIKE FROM TIM BURTON

Five Questions About Cloud Migration

As broadcasters consider a long-term shift to remote workflows, here are five key questions to tackle to guide decisionmaking.

OPEN MIKE FROM MATT ALLARD

IP Is Multi-User Connectivity’s Only Path Forward

The pandemic is hastening the departure of SDI-based infrastructures, leaving IP as the only viable way to ensure global, multi-user connectivity.

OPEN MIKE FROM CHARLES CONROY

Esports Can Fill COVID-19’s Live Sports TV Void

A long lockdown without live sports has pushed esports toward record audiences on the streaming platforms where they’re usually watched, with broadcasters now testing the waters. With professional leagues’ reemergence still hazy, esports may be having their breakthrough moment sooner than expected.

OPEN MIKE FROM DANIEL JOHNSON

How To Train A Meteorologist (Virtually)

WMDT Salisbury, Md., hired a new meteorologist during the pandemic, prompting a novel approach to on-the-job training.

OPEN MIKE FROM ED GREBOW

Top 10 Effects Of Coronavirus On TV Trade Shows

The pandemic will affect the shows, attendees and exhibitors for years to come. Each of us now has a chance to think about where we as an industry go from here.