| January 28, 2013 | News for broadcast and electronic media leaders |
 |  |
| Top Story |  |  |
|
- Spectrum auction shouldn't be "done in a rush," NAB says
Broadcasters are urging federal officials to proceed cautiously with the incentive auction of broadcast spectrum to ensure the stations planning to continue operating are not harmed by the process. The Federal Communications Commission is pushing to hold the auction next year, but it has a window until 2022 to complete the proceeding. "This shouldn't be done in a rush," said NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith. "We're not trying to stall. It's more important to get it right than to get it done right now." Adweek
(1/25), Multichannel News
(1/25), TVNewsCheck (free registration)
(1/25)     
| Business & Industry Report | | |
|
-
Will high cost of sports force cablers to offer a la carte?: The ever-rising cost of sports programming -- Verizon FiOS recently joined DIRECTV in tacking a sports surcharge onto subscribers' bills in large markets -- could finally lead to a la carte programming, according to Gene Kimmelman, a former antitrust attorney for the Justice Department. "The cable industry has done everything it can to bundle programming and force consumers to buy things they don't want," he said. "Finally, one piece of their bundle has become so expensive that it may finally force the cable industry to shift gears and split the bundle out of fear of pricing its own customers out of the market." The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
(1/25), Multichannel News
(1/25)
- Japan is said to plan world's first 4K broadcast for 2014
The launch date for the world's inaugural 4K TV broadcasts in Japan reportedly has been moved up two years to July 2014. The date change is meant to help boost the market for ultra-HD sets, which are being sold by Japan's Sony, Panasonic and Sharp, as well as South Korean rival LG. Reuters
(1/27)
| Technology | | |
|
- Service offers campuswide streaming to students
Tivli, a streaming-TV service offered at Harvard and Yale universities, could help younger consumers get "in the habit of having a cable subscription," writes Brian Stelter. The service, which operates as an extension of the colleges' cable TV services, allows students to stream local broadcast outlets, several dozen cable channels and university channels to devices such as laptops and tablets. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
(1/27)
| Broadcast Programming | | |
|
- Super Bowl will be focus of NBC Sports Radio this week
NBC Sports Radio and Dial Global are running a full roster of live talk and other content from New Orleans in anticipation of Sunday's Super Bowl. The programming will includes special editions of "The Erik Kuselias Show," from 7 to 10 p.m. each night, and "Amani and Eytan," from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. nightly, as well as "Speaking of Sports with Rob Simmelkjaer," from 8 to 9 a.m. Sunday. Radio Online
(1/25)
| Advertising | | |
|
- Super Bowl ad game draws new marketers
This year's Super Bowl will feature new advertisers testing out the big-game spotlight, with a crop including lesser-known marketers such as T-shirt maker Gildan Activewear and soda machine company SodaStream International, as well as big names, such as BlackBerry maker Research In Motion. "We know we are going to be scrutinized by everybody. You have to have nerves of steel," said Rob Packard, vice president of marketing at Gildan. The Wall Street Journal
(1/27)
| NAB News | | |
|
-
Check out the NAB Television Financial Report
The 2012 NAB Television Financial Report is the most comprehensive resource on station revenues and expenses in the U.S., providing a comparative analysis of revenue earnings across markets, by station affiliation and revenue categories. With more than 10 revenue and 15 expense categories covered, this publication serves as a tool for station owners and managers to benchmark station revenue and expenses. Available from the NAB Store, the list price is $325, and $260 for members.
| SmartQuote | | |
|
 | There's much to be said for challenging fate instead of ducking behind it."
--Diana Trilling,
American literary critic and author
|
| |
|
| |
| Advertise |
|
Account Director:
Roger Leek (804) 803-1414
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
| |
| | Recent NAB SmartBrief Issues:
- Friday, January 25, 2013
- Thursday, January 24, 2013
- Wednesday, January 23, 2013
- Tuesday, January 22, 2013
- Monday, January 21, 2013
| | | Lead Editor: Stephen Yusko
Contributing Editor: Robert DiGiacomo
Mailing Address:
SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004 | |
| |
|
| © 1999-2013 SmartBrief, Inc.® Legal Information |
|
