Rovi will spend $23-$27 million on new product initiatives this year as it expands the geographic reach of its metadata services and launches a cloud-based platform to meet customer demand for a “lighter” interactive program guide, Rovi CEO Thomas Carson said on an earnings call.
Himax Technologies’ 4K-related revenue will become a bigger part of its display driver business for large-sized LCDs this year, as Ultra HD becomes 5-10 percent of global TV shipments, CEO Jordan Wu said Thursday on an earnings call.
Recent trade-related bills introduced in Congress include:
Capitol Hill’s approach to preparing legislation aimed at curbing abusive patent litigation has shifted since attention moved to the Senate, with industry stakeholders telling us they've noticed the Senate Judiciary Committee has been “deliberative” in its examination of the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act (S-1720) and other bills. Senate Judiciary held a hearing on S-1720 soon after the House passed the Innovation Act (HR-3309) in December, but several members of the committee urged further hearings and more deliberative consideration of legislation on the Senate side (WID Dec 18 p2). Work since then has been at a slower pace and largely behind the scenes, which stakeholders on all sides of the debate said has been beneficial.
Capitol Hill’s approach to preparing legislation aimed at curbing abusive patent litigation has shifted since attention moved to the Senate, with industry stakeholders telling us they've noticed the Senate Judiciary Committee has been “deliberative” in its examination of the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act (S-1720) and other bills. Senate Judiciary held a hearing on S-1720 soon after the House passed the Innovation Act (HR-3309) in December, but several members of the committee urged further hearings and more deliberative consideration of legislation on the Senate side (CD Dec 18 p11). Work since then has been at a slower pace and largely behind the scenes, which stakeholders on all sides of the debate said has been beneficial.
Capitol Hill’s approach to preparing legislation aimed at curbing abusive patent litigation has shifted since attention moved to the Senate, with industry stakeholders telling us they've noticed the Senate Judiciary Committee has been “deliberative” in its examination of the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act (S-1720) and other bills.
FirstNet should expand its proposed categorical exclusions (CEs) from National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessments, Nokia Solutions and Networks and PCIA said in comments released Monday. The Department of the Interior (DOI) urged FirstNet to revise the proposed CEs to reflect DOI policies on migratory birds. FirstNet had sought public comment on the proposed CEs, which it said in the Federal Register “do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and, thus, should be categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.” Comments were due Wednesday (CD Jan 8 p10).
Local government groups, as expected, are protesting proposed rule changes from the FCC designed to cut red tape on the deployment of distributed antenna systems and small cells (CD Jan 24 p3). The FCC approved an NPRM in September (CD Sept 27 p10) on speeding wireless siting, and comments were due Monday. The FCC asked a battery of questions as it implements a requirement in the 2012 spectrum law, which says “a State or local government may not deny, and shall approve, any eligible facilities request for a modification of an existing wireless tower or base station that does not substantially change the physical dimensions of such tower or base station."
President Barack Obama should consider adding South Korea to his Asia tour itinerary in order to solidify South Korean interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, said Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) analysts in a Jan. 31 Washington Post editorial (here), along with President of Armitage International Richard Armitage. Following Obama’s decision to forgo a trip to the region last October, the administration informally said the president would visit select Asian countries in April (here). CSIS Senior Advisor Victor Cha, CSIS Senior Vice President for Asia Michael Green, and Armitage said Obama is currently planning to visit Japan, the Philippines and Malaysia.
The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC) for CBP will next meet Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. in Washington, CBP said in a notice.