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RTL Deutschland Expands FAST Channel Offering with Harmonic and netorium

Total Telecom

The new FAST channels are powered by Harmonic’s VOS®360 Media SaaS, which simplifies all stages of media processing, including advanced playout, powerful graphics insertion, premium OTT encoding and distribution. Leveraging the VOS360 Media platform, RTL can easily create and deploy additional FAST channels at scale.

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Broadband Breakfast on April 30, 2025 - Accelerating U.S. Leadership in Wi-Fi

Broadband Breakfast

In 1985, the Federal Communications Commission opened a limited number of spectrum bands for unlicensed use, allowing anyone to deploy radio equipment without an FCC license or exclusive use rights. At the time, these bands were referred to as “junk bands.”

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Kids Off Social Media Act Divides Lawmakers on Senate Commerce Committee

Broadband Breakfast

5, 2025 – A bill to bar children under 13 from accessing social media sparked the most controversy at a Senate Commerce Committee markup session on Wednesday. The Kids Off Social Media Act, reintroduced last week by Committee Chair Sen. 315 – AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act : Introduced by Sens. WASHINGTON, Feb.

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House Commerce Republicans Reject Efforts to Expand Broadband Affordability

Broadband Breakfast

  Carr has “target[ed] public broadcasters with baseless allegations, threaten[ed] to revoke broadcast licenses based on the content of the newscast, and launch[ed] investigations into local radio stations for daring to report on ICE activity,” McClellan went on. The amendment failed on a 29-19 vote. Robin Kelly , D-Ill.,

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Internet-based TV produces higher emissions and impacts the environment, Real Wireless research finds

Real Wireless

By 2040, network capacity in the UK is expected to support widespread internet-based TV viewing but further research is needed to assess IPTV’s reliability relative to DTT, especially within home networks beyond ISPs’ control.

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FCC Shields ISPs from Directly Paying Regulatory Fees

Broadband Breakfast

Once again, broadband Internet Service Providers as a distinct group will be exempt from paying fees directly – over the strong objections of state and national broadcast associations concerned about the overall fairness of the agency's fee regime. million budget for the current fiscal year.

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AI in Political Ads Rule Unlikely Before Election: Carr

Broadband Breakfast

” The agency voted along party lines to put the proposed rules, which would require political advertisers on broadcast TV and radio to disclose the use of AI-generated content, up for public comment in July. “This rule doesn’t deal with the internet, it deals with the limited scope of broadcast.”

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