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Despite the turmoil this year, broadcasters ended 2025 on a hopeful note that rules covering station ownership and the transition to NextGen TV will get more clarity in 2026. Check out Gary Arlen's year in review in the December issue! issuu.com/docs/aa11fad...
Paramount's going after the whole enchilada and with its recent capitulation to Trump, is in a better position to do so. www.tvtechnology.com/news/paramou...
Paramount Launches Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
The $30 per share offer ignites a bidding war for WBD days after it agreed sell Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max to Netflix
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December 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Czech TV Deploys LiveU Solutions in 10 OB Vans www.tvtechnology.com/news/czech-t...
Czech TV Deploys LiveU Solutions in 10 OB Vans
The vehicles were upgraded with LiveU's rackmount encoders that are being used for on-site and remote productions
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December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
MediaKind to Acquire Harmonic’s Video Business for $145M www.tvtechnology.com/news/mediaki...
MediaKind to Acquire Harmonic’s Video Business for $145M
Transaction expected to be finalized in the first half of 2026
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December 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7B www.tvtechnology.com/news/netflix...
Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7B
Streamer says it will ‘maintain Warner Bros.’ current operations
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December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
FCC has its formula now for approving mergers: End DEI and you get your wish. www.tvtechnology.com/news/fcc-app...
FCC Approves AT&T’s $1 Billion Acquisition of UScellular Spectrum
Regulator approved the transaction after AT&T abandoned DEI; telco is also seeking approval of $23 billion deal for spectrum from Echostar
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December 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
HBO Max Plans Significant Expansion of European Footprint www.tvtechnology.com/news/hbo-max...
HBO Max Plans Significant Expansion of European Footprint
German, Italy and other markets will launch on January 13; services in U.K. and Ireland will go live in early 2026
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December 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Phil Kurz Lists His Top 10 Industry Predictions for 2026 www.tvtechnology.com/opinion/my-t...
My Top 10 Industry Predictions for 2026
Time to polish up the old crystal ball and take a look at what will happen next year
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December 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Veronica Rodriguez, Matt Schnaars and Jeff Warshaw Join NAB Board www.tvtechnology.com/news/veronic...
Veronica Rodriguez, Matt Schnaars and Jeff Warshaw Join NAB Board
TelevisaUnivision’s Rodriguez and NBCU’s Schnaars join television board; Connoisseur CEO Warshaw added to radio board
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December 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Todd Ziegler to Take Reins of Sinclair’s Green Bay, Wis., Stations www.tvtechnology.com/news/todd-zi...
Todd Ziegler to Take Reins of Sinclair’s Green Bay, Wis., Stations
Jay Zollar to retire as WLUK-WCWF vice president and GM after 26 years
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December 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Riedel, Haivision Partner on Wireless Video Transmission Solutions www.tvtechnology.com/news/riedel-...
Riedel, Haivision Partner on Wireless Video Transmission Solutions
Selected Haivision products will be offered as part of Riedel’s Managed Technology services
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December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
New GatesAir ATSC 3.0 Exciter Targets Global Markets www.tvtechnology.com/news/new-gat...
New GatesAir ATSC 3.0 Exciter Targets Global Markets
New Maxiva XTK exciter brings cost-efficient ATSC 3.0 broadcasting to TV stations across the spectrum
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December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Chinese Broadcaster Takes Delivery of Native-IP Outside Broadcast Vehicle www.tvtechnology.com/news/chinese...
Chinese Broadcaster Takes Delivery of Native-IP Outside Broadcast Vehicle
OB truck, featuring Grass Valley technology, is that country’s first native-IP UHD system
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December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
FCC Plots a Murky Roadmap for the NextGen TV Transition, by Doug Lung www.tvtechnology.com/opinion/fcc-...
FCC Plots a Murky Roadmap for the NextGen TV Transition
Proposed rules would give broadcasters flexibility, but a lack of direction for devices, rights management and MVPDs risks slowing adoption
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December 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
How to Fortify Your Cloud Security Plan, by Karl Paulsen www.tvtechnology.com/opinion/how-...
How to Fortify Your Cloud Security Plan
Stay protected with a unified approach to visibility, resilience and real-time response
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December 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Florical’s Asset Management, Ingest Builds Reliability at Hearst Television www.tvtechnology.com/equipment/fl...
Florical’s Asset Management, Ingest Builds Reliability at Hearst Television
Vendor’s ingest and asset-management backbone is standardizing workflows and reducing errors across Hearst’s 35 stations
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December 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Despite the turmoil this year, broadcasters ended 2025 on a hopeful note that rules covering station ownership and the transition to NextGen TV will get more clarity in 2026. Check out Gary Arlen's year in review in the December issue! issuu.com/docs/aa11fad...
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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What does the pending ban on DJI drones in the U.S. mean for radio engineers and managers who use these tools? 🪁

"The issue with DJI, to put it simply, is that they are the absolute best," Todd Dixon writes in his guest commentary.
What Does the DJI Drone Ban Mean for Us? - Radio World
The company faces prohibition unless something changes in the next couple of weeks.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
China to Host ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2027 www.tvtechnology.com/news/china-t...
China to Host ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2027
Monthlong gathering in Shanghai will be the first ITU WRC to be held in Asia
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December 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
MLB Strikes Rights Deals With ESPN, NBCUniversal, Netflix www.tvtechnology.com/news/mlb-str...
MLB Strikes Rights Deals With ESPN, NBCUniversal, Netflix
The deals, covering the 2026-28 seasons, sees regularly aired games returning to NBC for the first time in 26 years
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November 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Vitec Buys Datapath, Expanding Product Portfolio, Engineering, Support www.tvtechnology.com/news/vitec-b...
Vitec Buys Datapath, Expanding Product Portfolio, Engineering, Support
Datapath’s range of products include video wall, processing and AVoIP solutions
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November 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for "New Tech Advances in Remote Production" on Nov. 13! Thank you to our sponsors: AJA Video, NETGEAR and PTZ Optics! You can now view it on demand here: events.tvtechnology.com/on-demand/27...
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM