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Venturing off the Strip, engineering conference adds attendees for second year
A new location for the conference helped to reduce costs.Sony, WGBH roll out cloud-based alternative to master-control systems
The companies say Public Media Management should save stations money while protecting their ability to control local programming.KQED tries out Square Cash to boost mobile giving
KQED joined up with Square when the mobile payment processor expanded its Square Cash app to include nonprofits and businesses.StoryCorps unveils app that records anyone’s story
StoryCorps releases an app that its founder calls “the biggest experiment since launching StoryCorps.”PRSS delays fix for audio levels
The Public Radio Satellite System has pushed back its plan to change the level at which it provides audio to member stations.PlanPhilly sees brighter future with move to WHYY
The site covers beats including the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, the city’s zoning code and preservation and transportation issues.Matter launches new class of media startups
Media startup accelerator Matter launches its fourth class on entrepreneurs.Aereo’s end comes with court-approved asset sale
Bankrupt Internet TV service Aereo’s curtain call will be a sale of its assets, ending a series of legal setbacks that landed ...Fix to pubradio’s loudness problem rolls out to stations
Sssshhh . . . the sound of public radio is about to get a little quieter. But if all goes according to ...Public TV stations face challenging wait for arrival of ATSC 3.0 standard
Broadcast TV in the U.S. will undergo two big changes in the next few years, and a clash in the timeline for ...“Evolution and revolution” coming as ATSC readies new broadcast standard
Five years after pubcasters switched off the last of their analog TV transmitters and advanced into an all-digital world, planning is underway ...Public Radio Satellite System adopts new standard for audio levels
The Public Radio Satellite System adopted standards Thursday intended to normalize audio levels among the programs it distributes to stations. PRSS adopted an ...Appeal to protect public TV’s translators gets little traction with FCC
Pubcasters fear that hundreds of translators could be threatened by the spectrum auction planned for next year.Working group nears standard for audio levels in PRSS content
Members of an NPR working group aiming to standardize levels of audio content delivered via the Public Radio Satellite System believe they ...In maintaining towers, stations face higher costs, lack of space
If any part of the broadcast plant ever merited the label “necessary evil,” a top nominee would be the tower. Expensive to maintain, ...
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