Francisco Montero

Montero on NAB objections to JSA Public Notice

The NAB recently sent a letter to the FCC expressing legal problems with the Media Bureau's new processing

Viacom to buy UK’s Channel 5 Broadcasting

Viacom and Northern & Shell Media Group announced a deal to buy Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited

Viacom fiscal Q2 up 1%

Viacom reported fiscal Q2 2014 revenues of $3.17 billion, up 1%, reflecting higher affiliate fees and ad revenues, partially offset by
FCC

May 15 Spectrum Auction won’t be delayed after all

Rumors are flying that the May 15th spectrum auction Report and Order vote will be postponed
Gray Television

Gray TV moves into North, South Dakota

Gray Television has closed transactions that add television stations in North and South Dakota
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB lists objections to Media Bureau’s JSA Public Notice

Here’s a letter to the FCC expressing legal problems with the Media Bureau's new processing guidelines

Bruce Beckner on Wheeler’s NCTA speech

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s delivered a speech at the NCTA Cable Show on 4/30. He mostly discusses the Open Internet NPRM thought the lens of MSOs that are providing broadband service. Bruce Beckner, Owner at Garvey Schubert Barer, give RBR-TVBR an analysis of the speech and a bit of history on legal precedent behind regulating data communications:
FCC

Advocacy groups file FCC complaints on 11 TV stations

The Campaign Legal Center and the Sunlight Foundation have filed formal complaints at the FCC against
21st Century Fox

21st Century Fox CDIs suspended on the Australian exchange

21st Century Fox announced trading of its CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs) on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has been suspended in connection

LPTV vs Google, et al

Mike Gravino, Director, LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition, just submitted this into the spectrum auction proceedings. They are
Tom Wheeler

Tom Wheeler’s NCTA speech

Here is FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s speech at the NCTA Cable Show on 4/30. He mostly discusses the Open Internet NPRM thought

Time Warner Q1 up 9%; up 10% excluding Time Inc.

Revenues increased 9% to $7.5 billion in Q1. Adjusted Operating Income grew 7% to $1.5 billion

Preserving public safety as a core ‘first principle’ in US communications policy

Public safety is a core “first principle” for federal and state decision-makers when setting public policy

Univision: Comcast + TWC bad for Hispanic audiences

Univision President Randy Falco said that Comcast’s plan to buy rival Time Warner Cable could be
China Flag

Top US TV shows kicked off Chinese streaming sites

Chinese authorities have ordered video streaming websites in the country to stop showing four