by William Dutton | Apr 19, 2018 | Announcement, Blog, broadcasting, Department of Media & Information, FCC
Reflections, Visions, and Challenges: Discussions of the 20thAnniversary of the James H. and Mary B. Quello Center On 12 April 2018, the Quello Center celebrated the 20thAnniversary of its founding with an open house at the Center and forum that engaged friends and...
by William Dutton | Dec 17, 2017 | Blog, broadcasting, Net Neutrality, telecommunications
DISNEY BUYS MURDOCH A. Michael Noll December 16, 2017 © Copyright 2017 AMN Walt Disney is purchasing Murdoch’s entertainment empire for over $50 billion. Is this a great deal – or a huge challenge for the future of Disney? The vision is a future in which video...
by William Dutton | Nov 22, 2017 | Blog, broadcasting, telecommunications
AT&T Goes Hollywood A. Michael Noll © Copyright 2017 AMN AT&T wants to purchase Time Warner — the White House and the Justice Department correctly oppose the acquisition. The acquisition would create a huge vertical integration of content and conduit...
by William Dutton | Nov 10, 2017 | Blog, broadcasting, Interview
My colleagues and I had a wonderful conversation with Tommy Edison, host of The Blind Film Critic, yesterday afternoon, following his presentation at UARC’s (MSU Usability/Accessibility Research and Consulting) World Usability Day conference. Blind from birth,...
by William Dutton | Oct 31, 2017 | Announcement, Blog, broadcasting, Quello Center
We are delighted to announce that Vincent Curren, principal of Breakthrough Public Media Consulting, Inc., has accepted our invitation to join the Quello Center’s Advisory Board. Given his experience in public broadcasting and his current focus on the future of...
by William Dutton | Oct 6, 2017 | broadcasting, FCC, Media and Information Department, policy
Vincent Curren, Principal at Breakthrough Public Media Consulting, Inc., provided his perspective on the future of public broadcasting, focusing on the new IP-based standard created by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), called ATSC 3.0. This new...
