ATSC 3.0 – Media & Communications Policy

March 4, 2026March 3, 2026 By Adonis Hoffman, Esq.

Making TV Great Again – Better Than Ever

Television is experiencing its most consequential and captivating period of the year, a span of several weeks that began with the Golden Globe Awards, Grammy Awards, the Super Bowl – the most watched event in the world – and continues through the Winter Olympics, March Madness, the Academy Awards (Oscars), and the World Cup.

It is a time when millions of Americans and those across the globe gather in front of their TV sets for must-see communal rituals, while thousands more have spent the last few weeks seeking the best buys on big-screen TVs to upgrade their home theaters. The annual January surge in TV sales is more than a seasonal trend; it is a tangible vote of confidence from consumers who see television as the undisputed hearth of the modern home.

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 By Adonis Hoffman, Esq.

TV Consolidation – A Moat Against Extinction

Broadcast television, once the unquestioned center of American life, now stands at the edge of obsolescence. What was once a cultural hearth has been pushed to the margins by streaming, cord-cutting, “cord-nevers,” and the algorithmic dominance of Big Tech. Viewers have migrated, advertisers have followed, and revenue models that once sustained thousands of stations are eroding at an accelerating pace.

The uncomfortable truth is that fragmentation has become fatal. American broadcasters, still bound by ownership rules written for another era, are ill-equipped to compete against digital behemoths that operate without limits. Unless policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders embrace consolidation, the medium that has long been free, universal, and trusted risks being reduced to a relic of a bygone era.

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 By Guest Author Gordon Smith

Broadcasting Today: Energized by Innovation

There is a saying that goes, “Everybody has a story to tell.”

My own NAB Show story began a decade ago – almost to this day, in fact – when I spoke at my first show as the new president and CEO. On that morning, I shared the story of broadcasters’ unrelenting commitment to always be there for their communities … to inform them … and to help them.

It is a deep-rooted commitment that manifests itself in many ways that often go unnoticed – in ways that have become ingrained in everyday life for millions of Americans.

Our communities turn on the radio to find out what the weather is like before heading to work … to learn how to help their neighbors in need … or to listen to the great personalities who seem like old friends. They turn on their televisions to watch their favorite local news anchor and to get an unbiased report of what is happening in their communities.