Ahmed Upped In NAB’s Media Relations Office
In February 2011, the NAB welcomed Zamir Ahmed as its Media Relations Manager following a two-year stint as deputy press secretary for the House Committee on Small Business. He later rose to the director role. Now, he's been promoted again.
Chairman Pai’s Reasoning On ‘KidVid’ Rule ‘Modernization’
The Children’s Television Act was enacted in 1990. "Things have changed a lot in the 29 years since," FCC Chairman Ajit Pai began in offering an explanation as to why, in the majority Republican view of the Commission, "modernization" of its KidVid rules arrived on Wednesday.
FM Translator Surge Doesn’t Stop: The Latest Broadcast Station Totals
The FCC on Tuesday released its Broadcast Station Totals for the second quarter of 2019. The biggest headline from the new totals: Translators and boosters remain highly important to licensees, and continue to grow in number. At the same time, there was a dip in the number of commercially licensed FMs.
Copyright Office Designation of MLC Praised
The United States Copyright Office on Friday designated the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), created by U.S. music publishers and songwriters, as the new entity tasked with licensing and administering rights under the Music Modernization Act (MMA).
Breaking Apart the Purchase Price: A Taxing Endeavor
When RBR+TVBR reports on a broadcast transaction, we report the full value of the sale. When the IRS looks at it, it sees a variety of assets, many of which are treated differently for tax purposes. As attorney Erwin Krasnow of Garvey Schubert Barer explains, the way the total is broken down is important.
FCC Adopts NPRM to Review EEO Rules
When the FCC initiated its most recent EEO audits, noted D.C. communications lawyer David Oxenford said the Commission was planning a rulemaking to review the effectiveness of its EEO rules for broadcasting and multi-channel video operators. The NPRM is now here.
Charter, ACA Connects To FCC: Free Up C-Band Spectrum
ACA Connects, Competitive Carriers Association and Charter Communications teamed to present a comprehensive proposal for repurposing a large portion of valuable midband spectrum, C-Band spectrum -- at least 370 MHz or more -- for 5G wireless services.
FCC Tweaks TV Repack Reimbursement Pricing
The Incentive Auction Task Force and the Media Bureau have updated the price ranges listed in their catalog of eligible reimbursement expenses, used to reimburse full power and Class A TV stations and MVPDs from the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund. What's the impact here?
Calendar Update: Your FCC Deadlines for Q3
The attorneys at Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth have put together a great update on broadcast deadlines for July through September that every radio and TV station licensee should read. We've condensed it for you, courtesy of the D.C. communications law firm.
Census 2020 Citizenship Question Nixed … For Now
For broadcast media, Census 2020 is vitally important, as it will help shape the content radio and television provided to consumers on a market-by-market basis. A question regarding citizenship has been a hot-button issue. As of now, that question won't be asked ... just yet.
Meet Wiley Rein’s New TMT Partner
A former Assistant U.S. Attorney with extensive experience in financial services enforcement matters has joined noted Washington, D.C. communication law practice Wiley Rein as a partner in its Telecom, Media & Technology (TMT) Practice.
SPECTRUM NOW: A Nonpartisan Push Starts In The Senate
A bill that would facilitate the speedy deployment of 5G by allowing government agencies to become more efficient and effective in their spectrum use and requiring key mid-band frequencies be made available for commercial wireless use has been introduced in the Senate.
ACA To FCC: Grant Retrans Consent Complaint Against Gray
The primary lobbying group and voice on Capitol Hill for the nation's smallest and, in great part, most rural MVPDs has asked the FCC to grant a retransmission consent complaint filed by one of its members against one of the nation's largest owners of broadcast TV stations.
LRFA Support Continues To Grow In D.C.
Support continues to grow on Capitol Hill for a NAB-supported resolution opposing "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations. This includes one more U.S. Senator, and a half-dozen more House members.
FCC Schedules Multilingual Emergency Workshop
The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the FCC will host a public workshop on Friday, June 28, to help inform state and local emergency management and planning authorities on actions they can take to implement multilingual alerts over the
EAS and WEA system.