Broadcasters are waiting with bated breath for the ATSC 3.0 crowd to blow the doors off NAB 2025, because the pre-show silence is deafening. Perhaps politics is proving a distraction? Much has been written about how the FCC’s outdated ownership rules have strangled the rollout of the country’s hybrid NextGen TV revolution. Things have escalated in recent days, with 73 bipartisan members of the US House of Representatives petitioning the FCC to take action. This is a small victory for the NAB’s ‘Modernize the Rules’ campaign, which has been pushing for a clear transition plan for NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). The proposed two-phase migration plan sets February 2028 as the transition deadline for TV stations in the top 55 markets…