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As Congress moves to act before its July 4 recess, former AEI visiting scholar and broadband economics expert Roslyn Layton discusses a revised spectrum bill in the U.S. Senate. In this think piece, Layton highlights why the proposal matters now—for broadband competitiveness and the restoration of FCC auction authority.

Want access to Hulu exclusives and happen to be a Charter Communications Spectrum customer? There's a tier offered by the MVPD giant that will now bring that to consumers at no additional cost, starting later this summer.

"Crafting Sound, Creating Experiences." That's the promise of a Coastal North Carolina limited liability company that has agreed to purchase a presently silent 50,000-watt FM reaching Nags Head and Kitty Hawk formerly known as "99.1 The Sound."

The FCC's newly minted third Commissioner and all-important quorum maker, Olivia Trusty, participated on Thursday in her first monthly Open Meeting. Among the agenda items is a Report and Order designed to remove "obsolete and unworkable" cable television rate rules.

Thanks to the advent of "Genre Packs" designed to smash the "big bundle," three of the "Big Four" networks had inked fresh deals with DirecTV to make that happen. On Thursday, the fourth officially signed off on its own deal.

This year’s edition goes beyond industry data with the introduction of a new and accessible format that ditches one large report. "Readers can now explore individual, focused sections on the most critical topics impacting media sales today," CSS says.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has awarded a $200,000 grant to the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) to support its Editor Corps program, which provides short-term editing help to local public media newsrooms across the country.

New offering allows front-seat passengers to use the system while car is moving

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Integrator says it's proof "world-class broadcast infrastructure doesn’t have to come from outside Africa"

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StoryCorps has grant support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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