Category: abc

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ fined $395,000 for using emergency alert tones

Post author By Randall
Post date August 16, 2019
Categories In abc, amc, av, emergencyalerttone, Entertainment, fcc, fema, gear, jimmykimmellive, Tech, thewalkingdead

[ad_1] The FCC points out that using such tones is prohibited outside of emergencies, adding that it was a serious public safety concern. “These rules aim to protect the integrity of the alert system by helping to avoid confusion when the tones are used, alert fatigue among listeners and false activation of the EAS by […]

Major broadcasters sue nonprofit TV service over copyright infringement

Post author By Randall
Post date July 31, 2019
Categories In abc, allegations, at&t, att, av, booster, broadcasting, business, cable bill, cbs, copyright, copyright infringement, dish network, Entertainment, fox, lawsuit, local tv, locast, nbcu, nbcuniversal, nonprofit, streaming, streaming tv, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] The lawsuit also alleges that Locast exists to help AT&T and Dish avoid paying to carry broadcast content. Both DirectTV and Dish customers are directed to Locast on their set-top box menus. The lawsuit claims that when Locast retransmits signals, the broadcasters lose out on vital viewership information. In its defense, Locast says its […]