#otatv — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #otatv, aggregated by home.social.
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A New OTA TV Network Hasbro Legends is Now Live & Free With an Antenna – Here Are All The Markets It’s Currently In
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Weekly output: tech for creators, Xfinity Mobile plans, how 1Password eyes AI, cheaper NextGen TV tuners
This coming week will not be like the last six and change because my calendar has me sleeping in my own bed every night. That is an exciting prospect after a string of trips that took me to Austin, L.A., Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, San Jose and Las Vegas… but this workweek isn’t free of travel, as I’m taking a day trip to NYC for Uber’s Go-Get press event Wednesday.
4/21/2026: Out and About with Jefferson and Jules, NAB Show
I went to the National Association of Broadcasters’ conference for the first time since 2015 for about the same reason as that previous trip: speaking on a panel. This one featured my former USA Today colleague Jefferson Graham and travel journalist Juliana Broste (the last name rhymes with “frosty”) talking about the tools they use to take and share photos and videos from interesting places. Having two people well-versed in speaking on camera on the same stage made my job as a panel moderator easy.
4/22/2026: Comcast Adds 2 Premium Xfinity Mobile Plans With Global Roaming Included, PCMag
This post was kind of a disaster, in that Comcast’s embargoed press release left out important details about these new plans and then my PR contact provided also-unhelpful answers to my questions. After seeing the details of these plans Wednesday morning, I rewrote a large chunk of the post from the United lounge at LAS before boarding my flight out of Vegas.
4/23/2026: 1Password sees AI as both threat and tool, Fast Company
I interviewed 1Password’s new chief technology officer Nancy Wang in the speaker lounge at HumanX in San Francisco as that room was getting closed down at the end of that conference. I did not write up the interview that night, as I was meeting an old friend for dinner, and then did not get around to writing the story on the flight home.
4/24/2026: NextGen TV Backers Aim to Advance the Standard With Cheaper Converter Boxes, PCMag
I returned to the topic of this upgrade to broadcast TV (also known as “ATSC 3.0”) for the first time since 2024 (I think) to cover an initiative aired at NAB to lower the cost of watching NextGen TV broadcasts on sets without compatible tuners. Most new TVs still fall under that description, which is not something I would have predicted four years ago.
#1Password #AI #ATSC30 #broadcastTV #Comcast #JeffersonGraham #JulianaBroste #NAB #NABShow #NancyWang #NationalAssociationOfBroadcasters #NextGenTV #OTATV #TVConverterBoxes #vibeCoding #XfinityMobile -
Weekly output: tech for creators, Xfinity Mobile plans, how 1Password eyes AI, cheaper NextGen TV tuners
This coming week will not be like the last six and change because my calendar has me sleeping in my own bed every night. That is an exciting prospect after a string of trips that took me to Austin, L.A., Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, San Jose and Las Vegas… but this workweek isn’t free of travel, as I’m taking a day trip to NYC for Uber’s Go-Get press event Wednesday.
4/21/2026: Out and About with Jefferson and Jules, NAB Show
I went to the National Association of Broadcasters’ conference for the first time since 2015 for about the same reason as that previous trip: speaking on a panel. This one featured my former USA Today colleague Jefferson Graham and travel journalist Juliana Broste (the last name rhymes with “frosty”) talking about the tools they use to take and share photos and videos from interesting places. Having two people well-versed in speaking on camera on the same stage made my job as a panel moderator easy.
4/22/2026: Comcast Adds 2 Premium Xfinity Mobile Plans With Global Roaming Included, PCMag
This post was kind of a disaster, in that Comcast’s embargoed press release left out important details about these new plans and then my PR contact provided also-unhelpful answers to my questions. After seeing the details of these plans Wednesday morning, I rewrote a large chunk of the post from the United lounge at LAS before boarding my flight out of Vegas.
4/23/2026: 1Password sees AI as both threat and tool, Fast Company
I interviewed 1Password’s new chief technology officer Nancy Wang in the speaker lounge at HumanX in San Francisco as that room was getting closed down at the end of that conference. I did not write up the interview that night, as I was meeting an old friend for dinner, and then did not get around to writing the story on the flight home.
4/24/2026: NextGen TV Backers Aim to Advance the Standard With Cheaper Converter Boxes, PCMag
I returned to the topic of this upgrade to broadcast TV (also known as “ATSC 3.0”) for the first time since 2024 (I think) to cover an initiative aired at NAB to lower the cost of watching NextGen TV broadcasts on sets without compatible tuners. Most new TVs still fall under that description, which is not something I would have predicted four years ago.
#1Password #AI #ATSC30 #broadcastTV #Comcast #JeffersonGraham #JulianaBroste #NAB #NABShow #NancyWang #NationalAssociationOfBroadcasters #NextGenTV #OTATV #TVConverterBoxes #vibeCoding #XfinityMobile -
New Cheaper ATSC 3.0 OTA TV Boxes Are in the Works As Calls to Shut Down The Current OTA TV Grow
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Sony is Removing Many Popular Features From Its Free OTA TV Options Impacting Free ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC
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Why Cable TV Networks Won’t Switch To Free OTA TV
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://cordcuttersnews.com/why-cable-tv-networks-wont-switch-to-free-ota-tv/
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TV Manufacturers May Soon Be Forced To Add ATSC 3.0 Nextgen TV To New TVs
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Just hooked up my new antenna and it looks like my local NBC station is coming in fine, so the #SuperBowl is on the menu! Go #Seahawks! #OTATV
It is an outdoor rated unit, but I just have it set up on a windowsill for now, might try and get it mounted outside at some point.
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Just hooked up my new antenna and it looks like my local NBC station is coming in fine, so the #SuperBowl is on the menu! Go #Seahawks! #OTATV
It is an outdoor rated unit, but I just have it set up on a windowsill for now, might try and get it mounted outside at some point.
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PBS Opposes Shutting Down Free OTA TV Unless You Switch Over to ATSC 3.0
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Antenna TV Update:
Just watched Sharknado. Sharknado 2: The Second One is up next!
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Antenna TV Update:
Just watched Sharknado. Sharknado 2: The Second One is up next!
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Antenna TV Update:
Reception has been fair on most stations.
Just stumbled on a movie from The Asylum!
Time for some shark on shark action!
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Antenna TV Update:
Reception has been fair on most stations.
Just stumbled on a movie from The Asylum!
Time for some shark on shark action!
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CW: OTATV
#XFiles up next on Comet! #CampingWithJeff #OTATV
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CW: OTATV
#XFiles up next on Comet! #CampingWithJeff #OTATV
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CW: OTATV
Oh no! A meteor just hit the local nucular plant!
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CW: OTATV
Oh no! A meteor just hit the local nucular plant!
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CW: OTATV
It’s a two part Television Event
It has a good cast
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CW: OTATV
It’s a two part Television Event
It has a good cast
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Yeah! Another episode of Columbo. I’m not even going to bother checking the other channels.
Looks like Dick Vandyck is the guest murderer! #CampingWithJeff #OTATV
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Yeah! Another episode of Columbo. I’m not even going to bother checking the other channels.
Looks like Dick Vandyck is the guest murderer! #CampingWithJeff #OTATV
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Today’s episode of Columbo was directed by Ben Gazzara!
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Today’s episode of Columbo was directed by Ben Gazzara!
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Antenna TV Update:
Reception is better today!
I’m getting in a few quality hours in with Columbo on Cozi TV!
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Antenna TV Update:
Reception is better today!
I’m getting in a few quality hours in with Columbo on Cozi TV!
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Antenna TV Update:
After virtually no usable signal all day, the Gods have granted me access to the afternoon Xena block.
Don’t look now, Xena has a ghost problem!
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Antenna TV Update:
After virtually no usable signal all day, the Gods have granted me access to the afternoon Xena block.
Don’t look now, Xena has a ghost problem!
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To be honest, it wasn’t a very big horse, it only had like four dudes in it
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To be honest, it wasn’t a very big horse, it only had like four dudes in it
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Whoa! There were dudes in the horse. IN THE HORSE!
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Whoa! There were dudes in the horse. IN THE HORSE!
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Oh look! A giant wooden horse! Cool!
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Oh look! A giant wooden horse! Cool!
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So far I am not disappointed.
Siege Of Troy? Check
Misery and woe? Check
Intrigue, deceit and lust? Check!
I’m sure Xena will save the day
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So far I am not disappointed.
Siege Of Troy? Check
Misery and woe? Check
Intrigue, deceit and lust? Check!
I’m sure Xena will save the day
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Oh boy! Xena is going to Troy to see their friend Helen!
I expect a spectacle!
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Oh boy! Xena is going to Troy to see their friend Helen!
I expect a spectacle!
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Antenna TV Update:
The lower band channels that weren’t coming in this morning are working now
Time for Xena!
Never watched it back in the day, but Lucy is cool and it has that woke 90s feel!
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Antenna TV Update:
The lower band channels that weren’t coming in this morning are working now
Time for Xena!
Never watched it back in the day, but Lucy is cool and it has that woke 90s feel!
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Antenna TV Update:
Only four channels coming in decent.
Cop shows all day.
Finally caught a movie starting at the top of the hour
Passenger 57 with Wesley Snipes, he blows stuff up real good.
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Antenna TV Update:
Only four channels coming in decent.
Cop shows all day.
Finally caught a movie starting at the top of the hour
Passenger 57 with Wesley Snipes, he blows stuff up real good.
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Antenna TV Update:
Watching a British show and had to turn on subtitles to get all the words!
Still get the odd bit of slang or some obtuse reference I don’t understand, but it helps.
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Antenna TV Update:
Watching a British show and had to turn on subtitles to get all the words!
Still get the odd bit of slang or some obtuse reference I don’t understand, but it helps.
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Antenna TV Update:
Reception is fair today on most stations
Selection of shows is poor at this hour
Starting the day with Quincy M.E.!
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Antenna TV Update:
Reception is fair today on most stations
Selection of shows is poor at this hour
Starting the day with Quincy M.E.!
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Reception finally got so bad I had to change channels
Found a movie with The Dwayne and a comedic sidekick
What could go wrong!
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Reception finally got so bad I had to change channels
Found a movie with The Dwayne and a comedic sidekick
What could go wrong!
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I forgot about Thanksgiving football games.
It looks like my local affiliate carrying the game is coming in well right now, not always the case.
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I forgot about Thanksgiving football games.
It looks like my local affiliate carrying the game is coming in well right now, not always the case.
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I purposely quit watching Copaganda shows when I switched from whatever cable was offering to streaming only for TV.
In the camper with the antenna, I’ve had to be less picky about my murder show consumption
It’s always a nice break when it’s Quaint British murder.
A Priest on a bicycle? A Nun on a Vespa? Solving the latest mysteries about the village?
Jolly good fun!
Today I’m getting a block of Midsomer Murders
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I purposely quit watching Copaganda shows when I switched from whatever cable was offering to streaming only for TV.
In the camper with the antenna, I’ve had to be less picky about my murder show consumption
It’s always a nice break when it’s Quaint British murder.
A Priest on a bicycle? A Nun on a Vespa? Solving the latest mysteries about the village?
Jolly good fun!
Today I’m getting a block of Midsomer Murders
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Those were fun action movies, you know, besides the prison torture, hostage taking and many gun related deaths.
Up next is The Last Stand, Arnold with a great cast.
Arny is the small Arizona border town sheriff, unaware that a squad of mercenaries are about to raid the town
Saw some of this last week, worth watching again given the dearth of my antenna choices #CampingWithJeff #OTATV
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Those were fun action movies, you know, besides the prison torture, hostage taking and many gun related deaths.
Up next is The Last Stand, Arnold with a great cast.
Arny is the small Arizona border town sheriff, unaware that a squad of mercenaries are about to raid the town
Saw some of this last week, worth watching again given the dearth of my antenna choices #CampingWithJeff #OTATV
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Antenna TV update:
One of the stations with a strong signal is Bounce TV.
This afternoon they are playing all three of the Escape Plan movies with Stallone.
Arnold was in the first one.
Watching number two right now.
Jaunty action with prison torture just for fun.
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Looks like I get to watch a Seahawks game!
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Oh boy! It’s new car with a giant red bow in an ideal winter lodge setting commercial season!
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It looks like the local affiliates that carry NFL games are working on the #OTATV antenna
I stopped watching about five years ago for various reasons, including the problematic history of the game
I’ve caught a few games while in the camper without my home streaming media
The pregame shows are just starting!
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Just switched from #OTATV to Bluetooth to my little boombox
Stand by for #GrezerMusicReviews
Let’s see where my 5G brain chip tunes in to
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His new Ferrari can outrun machine gun bullets! That’s pretty cool. #CampingWithJeff #OTATV