All articles tagged with #over the air
As automakers increasingly push software and data to vehicles via over-the-air updates, experts warn of rising cybersecurity and national-security risks, including potential access to vehicle controls. Real-world tests uncovered OTA vulnerabilities in buses, triggering investigations in the UK and Denmark and prompting calls for stronger security reviews and disclosures related to foreign-made hardware and software.
The University of Hawaii will move about 110 home athletic broadcasts per year from Spectrum Sports to free, over-the-air Hawaii News Now (Gray Media), expanding access for fans in Hawaii and beyond. Outside Hawaii, broadcasts will transition from the Team1 app to the Mountain West app, with a potential new direct-to-consumer service. The change is expected to raise annual media revenue to roughly $7.5 million (from $3.2 million under the prior pay-per-view model) and increase exposure through the Mountain West framework, following a broader trend of teams making broadcasts more accessible even if revenues are distributed differently.
Scripps Sports inked its first full-time NBA local broadcast deal with the Detroit Pistons, moving Pistons games to over-the-air WMYD TV20 Detroit and distributing via its Michigan affiliate network, with a direct-to-consumer streaming plan to be announced later; TV20 will produce games plus pre/post content and a Pistons-focused weekly program. Financial terms and deal length were not disclosed, and the deal is likely short-term as teams consider a centralized local broadcast platform for 2027-28.
The Detroit Pistons revealed a new local TV rights deal with Scripps Sports beginning in 2026-27, returning Pistons games to free, over-the-air TV on WMYD TV20 Detroit plus cable/sat availability; the package includes pre-season and regular-season games, a weekly Pistons show, and cross‑platform content with a planned streaming option, with no paid subscription required for local fans.
Tesla's reported "safety recall" of 200,000 vehicles is actually an over-the-air software update from a month ago, addressing a rearview camera issue in certain Model S, Model X, and Model Y vehicles with HW4. The problem was promptly addressed with a software update deployed at the end of December, and the fix began rolling out to all affected vehicles on January 3, 2024. The debate arises from whether it's fair to label these issues as "recalls," as they are often resolved through over-the-air updates before owners are even aware of the problem.