FCC offers early access to Broadband Data Collection | Diddy accepts Lifetime Achievement Award at BET event | NCTA urges FCC to impose conditions on TV station deal
Federal regulators are giving broadband providers early access to the Broadband Data Collection system ahead of its scheduled June 30 launch in order to begin compiling data. The Federal Communications Commission's effort is aimed at improving the accuracy of its broadband maps.
Jodeci, Lil' Kim, Mary J. Blige and Ye all paid tribute to rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs at this year's BET Awards, where Combs accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award and spoke of his dream that the people in Black community would unify to control their own destiny. Several performers also used their time at the event to criticize the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
NCTA -- The Internet & Television Association supports the Federal Communications Commission's approval of the Standard General-Tegna deal as long as the commission holds the companies, Apollo Global Management and Cox Media Group to their non-strike pledge post-merger. The conditions would mitigate the risk of joint mergers driving up cable operators' prices for local TV station signals.
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ESPN has retained Formula One auto race rights with a new three-year deal, beating competitive offers from Amazon and Comcast. The new contract increases payments per year from $5 million to more than $75 million.
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Enhanced security features, automation and virtual reality integration are among the trends a panel of industry leaders predict will gain traction in the smart home internet of things arena. ReviewInc's Henri Isenberg believes that for IoT to be successful, "we need options for simpler central control and interoperability."
The US Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, which shifts federal abortion laws to states, may prompt privacy-minded consumers to shift search platforms that offer greater protections and encourage brands to reconsider keyword bidding, among other changes. "There will be medical tourism ads and health destination ads to the more affluent," says Aimclear founder Marty Weintraub, who predicts "absolute polarization in political advertising."
