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NFL confirms end to Pro Bowl competition, will honor 88 players instead


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Santa Barbara TV station taps SiliconDust for ATSC 3.0 signal signing

The station is using ATSC3CA signal signing certificates to authenticate its NextGen TV broadcasts and comply with ATSC 3.0 signing security requirements.

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California TV stations go without newscasts due to strike

A labor dispute impacting several TV stations in California's Central Coast region has left those outlets without daily newscasts.

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