Hacker News with Generative AI: Broadcasting

France Mulls Instant Blocks, 7 Year Prison and New Piracy Crime of Incitement (torrentfreak.com)
Two senators have presented a bill to address what is now openly described as a crisis in French football. The draft envisions sweeping reform to tackle "structural" issues, including broadcasting rights and the ever-present threat from illegal streaming services. On the table, seven years in prison and a €750,000 fine for pirate IPTV suppliers operating as a group, three years and €300,000 for those not, and a new crime of inciting use of pirate IPTV services or software.

France, Piracy, Law, Football, Broadcasting

8 points by isaacfrond 9 days ago | 0 comments

Nab calls for end of ATSC 1.0 (broadbandtvnews.com)
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the agency to establish a clear, industry-wide transition plan for the full deployment of Next Gen TV (ATSC 3.0).

Television, Technology, Broadcasting, Government Regulations

4 points by dmitrygr 18 days ago | 0 comments

Australian Open resorts to animated caricatures to bypass broadcast restrictions (crikey.com.au)
The Australian Open has implemented a cheeky workaround for international viewers that dodges its own broadcast obligations.

Sports, Australia, Broadcasting, Technology, Creative Solutions

247 points by defrost 77 days ago | 130 comments

Documenting an 1115 ft radio tower climb (jeffgeerling.com)
Some broadcast engineering tasks are a bit too daunting for me to consider. Climbing the massive towers that power radio and TV stations is one of them!

Radio Towers, Engineering, Climbing, Broadcasting

223 points by geerlingguy 90 days ago | 85 comments

Explore the Capabilities of Broadcasting in Julia Programming (glcs.io)
Broadcasting is useful in Julia for several reasons, including:

Julia Programming, Broadcasting, Programming Languages

27 points by xgdgsc 124 days ago | 13 comments

Parks on the Air (parksontheair.com)

Parks, Radio, Broadcasting

112 points by thepuppet33r 163 days ago | 57 comments

The Beginnings of FM Radio Broadcasting (2018) (theradiohistorian.org)

Radio, History, Broadcasting

122 points by 8bitsrule 208 days ago | 19 comments

In 1924, a magazine ran a contest: "Who is to pay for broadcasting and how?" (niemanlab.org)