#broadcast and cable

[acquisory]

The Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) Regulations, 2017

Key Highlights of New Tariff Order and Interconnection Agreement:

Telecom Regulatory of India (TRAI) had rolled out a draft telecom tariff order (TTO) in October 2016. Post final approval from supreme court of India TRAI rolled out Tariff Order and New Interconnection regulation on 03 March 2017. This time TRAI have attempted to ensure transparency, non-discrimination, consumer protection and create an enabling environment for orderly growth of the sector. Following points specified in the regulation will have an impact on the broadcasting sector:

Multi-system Operators/Distributors:

– New regulation demands declaration of following details to the authority & on a public portal, every distributor of television channels shall, within thirty days from the commencement of these regulations or within thirty days from the commencement of its operations, as the case may be, on its website, publish:

Target markets as declared under sub-regulation wherein every distributor of television channel shall declare coverage area of ​​each distribution network;

The total channel carrying capacity of its distribution network in terms of number of standard definition channels;

List of channels available on the network;

Number of channels for which signals of television channels have been requested by the distributor from broadcasters and the interconnection agreements signed;

Spare channel capacity available on the network for carrying signals of television channels; and list of channels, in chronological order, for which requests have been received from broadcasters for distribution of their channels, the interconnection agreements have been signed and are pending for distribution due to non-availability of the spare channel capacity.

– Regulatory also mandated the MSOs to specify the territories of interconnection agreement. Following are the details for describing the territories for distribution of signals of television channels:

The registered area of ​​operation of the multi-system operator as mentioned in the registration granted by the central government;

The names of specific areas for which distribution of signals of television channels has been agreed, initially, at the time of signing of the interconnection agreement; and

The names of the corresponding states/union territories in which such agreed areas as referred to in clause (b) of this sub-regulation are located.

– Compliance officer will be designated by the broadcaster and the distributor of television channel; who will ensure:

generating awareness for ensuring compliance with the provisions of these regulations;

reporting to the Authority, with respect to compliance with these regulations and directions of the Authority issued under these regulations; and

ensuring that proper procedures have been established and are being followed for compliance of these regulations.

– To ensure smooth functioning and speedy restoration, the MSO will have to provide the LCO with at least 2% of total STBs active in LCO’s network with an upper cap of 30 spare STBs — as maintenance which are not pre-activated.

– Distributors of television channels shall submit monthly subscription reports of channels and bouquet of channels to respective broadcasters as per the format specified under the Schedule VII, within seven days from the end of each calendar month. However, broadcasters will hold the authority to disconnect its television channel after giving a written three weeks’ notice, if DPOs…

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[mylittleredgirl]

how did you get your tv growing up? (if you had multiple houses or technologies, pick the one you most identify with your formative childhood tv experience)

op's formative tv experience was in a rural area with rabbit ears in the 90s, but before 18 i lived in a place with every one of these except satellite. rotary antenna is its own category because i will never forget the day when a friend's family put one in. the sheer power of turning that knob and seeing a wholeass giant roof antenna turning around and then you can pick up the x-files?? fucking religious experience.

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Vesper Henry at MMFA:

In February 2024, transgender teenager Nex Benedict was pronounced dead one day after a fight with three other students in their high school bathroom. Though Benedict’s death was officially ruled a suicide weeks later, national TV news contextualized the story within an increasingly hostile culture for trans people.

Beyond the scope of Benedict’s death — which received 85 minutes of total coverage across broadcast and cable news outlets — fatal violence against transgender Americans was covered for only 3 minutes throughout 2024.

Key findings

Nex Benedict’s death received 85 minutes of total coverage spanning 30 segments and 17 teasers or mentions across the three major cable news channels (CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC) and broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS) in 2024.

MSNBC aired the most coverage of Benedict’s death among cable news networks, with 34 minutes across 8 full segments and 8 teasers or mentions. CNN trailed behind with 23 minutes across 6 segments and 5 teasers or mentions. Fox News, with consistently low coverage of anti-transgender violence, featured only 10 minutes of coverage spanning 3 segments and 1 teaser.

Broadcast coverage of Benedict was scarce: PBS and CBS led with 6 minutes of coverage each, while NBC and ABC produced only 3 minutes of coverage each.

Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr and Asher Aven from the Trans Advocacy Coalition of Oklahoma were the only trans or gender-nonconforming guests across all coverage of Benedict’s death on broadcast and cable news in 2024.

More than half of all studied segments (16 of 30) contextualized Benedict’s death amid ongoing rhetorical and legislative attacks on transgender people.

At least 13 segments specifically named right-wing figures such as Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters and “Libs of TikTok” creator Chaya Raichik for their part in fostering a culture of anti-LGBTQ animus.

Walters appeared in two segments — both on Fox News — where he denied right-wing bigotry was a cultural factor that contributed to Benedict’s death.

At least 43% of segments called out right-wing figures by name for the real world impacts of their anti-trans agenda

Right-wing media’s anti-trans culture war has fostered numerous threats of violence. Anti-LGBTQ extremist Chaya Raichik — known for running the “Libs of TikTok” account online — often sets up the targets for such threats. Following Libs of TikTok’s online harassment campaign against Planet Fitness in 2024, at least 53 locations across the country received violent threats, and 38 other confirmed institutions, events, and individuals faced threats and harassment after being targeted by her account from 2022-2024. Right-wing media have fueled a rash of harassment, with anti-LGBTQ campaigns against Bud Light and Target materializing into violent threats as well. [Media Matters, 4/5/24, 11/2/23; Forbes, 6/1/23]

Oklahoma has been a hotbed for anti-LGBTQ legislation. Oklahoma was billed “the worst state” for anti-LGBTQ legislation last year, introducing 59 such bills by the beginning of February 2024. The state has already introduced 32 anti-trans bills so far this year, adding to the 114 proposed since 2022. [Reckon, 2/1/24; Trans Legislation Tracker, accessed 4/22/25, 2024, 2023, 2022]

State Superintendent Ryan Walters has used his office to partner with right-wing media pundits. Walters, once considered a potential nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Education, has allowed right-wing media figures — including Dennis Prager and Project 2025 architect Kevin Roberts — to write curriculum for Oklahoma schools. Weeks before Benedict’s death, Walters appointed Raichik to Oklahoma’s library board. [The Hill, 11/12/24; Media Matters, 10/6/23, 7/10/24; Oklahoma.gov, 1/23/24]

At least 13 segments on Benedict’s death held specific right-wing figures in media and government accountable. Guests and reporters alike named Walters, Libs of TikTok, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, and Republican state Sen. Tom Woods as chief instigators of anti-trans rhetoric. The governor was named for his role in signing anti-transgender laws in the state, and a segment on MSNBC’s The ReidOut made a reference to his claim that “gender ideology … is eroding the very foundation of our society.” Woods received scrutiny for calling the LGBTQ community “filth” following Benedict’s death. [MSNBC, The ReidOut, 2/21/24; Fox News, 8/1/23; CNN, CNN News Central, 2/26/24, 2/23/24]

After the suicide death of trans teen Nex Benedict, mainstream cable and broadcast news coverage held accountable the anti-LGBTQ+ influencers (such as Ryan Walters and Chaya Raichik) that helped fan the flames for Benedict’s death.

See Also:

MMFA: Corporate broadcast and cable news ignored fatal anti-trans violence in 2024

[oldshowbiz]

cable television as you remember it

[anaalnathrakhs]

i feel like. so normal. definitely not about to throw up every instant. i wanna binge. i don't wanna binge. i wanna be done with my exams already.

[mysterysolver]

actually just woke myself up bc I was having a jermacrafr dream and I decided it was time for me to turn the TV off and go to sleep - __-

[jujutsuaiko-ka]

since you're from brazil, do you have any memories of the stuff you've watched on broadcast tv?

Oh, yeah, I've watched a bunch of cartoons. Some now are sadly lost media.

Also a bunch of horror movies that now I can't believe they even ALLOWED to be shown on broadcast TV in the 80's-90's. Some even during afternoon!

ℝ𝔼𝔸𝕃𝕃𝕐? 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖, 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕣 𝕗𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕤?

Mostly trash horror, the blockbusters were reserved to late night programming. Tbh, when I was younger, we already had cable, but I mostly watched broadcast; though during the time I was a child, both got more picky with movie selection.

𝕊𝕠 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕗𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕟.

Yeah, sorry to disappoint you. I wasn't among the... 'lucky children' who watched Monster in the Closet, Critters or even Return of the Living Dead in broadcast TV.

ℕ𝕠, 𝕟𝕠, 𝕀'𝕞 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕. 𝔹𝕦𝕥 𝕚𝕥 𝕚𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕜𝕚𝕕𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕫𝕚𝕝 𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕖𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕟.

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The History Of Television

Television refers to a system for transmitting visual images and sound that are reproduced on screens, primarily to broadcast programs for entertainment, information, and education. History of Television Early Concepts and Development: 1870s-1900s: The concept of transmitting images wirelessly dates back to the late 19th century. Paul Nipkow’s invention of the Nipkow disk in 1884 was an early…

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Ron Dicker at HuffPost:

Chuck Todd, NBC News’ chief political analyst and former longtime host of “Meet the Press,” has “quietly” informed other news outlets that he plans to depart the network this year, Semafor reported Sunday. Todd has discussed possible gigs with top editors from competitors in broadcast and digital platforms, according to the outlet. The newsman appeared to create friction early last year by publicly scolding NBC’s brass. In March, Todd spoke for several colleagues at NBC in pointing out “credibility issues” surrounding the hiring of former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel. “There’s a reason why there are a lot of journalists at NBC News uncomfortable with this, because many of our professional dealings with the RNC over the last six years have been met with gaslighting, have been met with character assassination,” Todd said. Todd, a persistent Donald Trump critic, also said on the air that the network should apologize for having his “Meet the Press” successor, Kristen Welker, interview McDaniel when she was hired as a paid contributor.

Longtime NBC News and MSNBC staple Chuck Todd is set to exit 30 Rock sometime this year. Todd hosted various programs on both NBC and MSNBC, including Meet The Press and MTP Daily, along with being involved with special coverage on NBC.

See Also:

The Daily Beast: NBC Star Trump Hates Is ‘Asking Other Networks for Job’

Mediaite: Chuck Todd Leaving NBC and ‘Quietly’ Meeting With Other Outlets, Semafor Reports

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[oldshowbiz]

The Cable Ace Awards

[nosferatufaggot]

I literally hate everyone and everything no one understands.

[broadcastnewsarchive]

A rare look at what happens before the broadcast: CNN's Gwen Sommers prepares to deliver the first report on the Beirut barracks bombing.

Coverage by CNN

11:29 PM EDT (0329Z) 1983/10/22

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