Key Republicans hail Comcast/Tennis Channel decision
In a legal battle pitting Comcast against the FCC over an agency order that the cable company provide similar carriage to Tennis Channel to...
Journalists put Holder on hold
At least four prominent journalism organizations are willing to meet with AG Eric Holder to discuss press subpoena policy, but not if the meeting...
Holder to go over subpoena policy with news media
In the wake of the revelations about government probes of journalists from the Associated Press and Fox News, President Barack Obama has ordered Attorney...
FCC studying media delivery of news
The acronym of the project about to be kicked off is CIN and it stands for Critical Information Needs. The FCC has a research...
Watchdog expresses misgivings about Wheeler nomination
Free Press would like an FCC chairman who puts the public first and foremost and industry stakeholders second, and does not believe that’s what...
Agriculture interests go to bat for LPTV
A group of eight agricultural organizations have fired off letters to the FCC and both congressional commerce committees calling for the preservation of what...
A child’s garden of TV rules violations
The requirements placed on broadcast television licensees to serve the needs of local children are tripping up some stations – and since most of...
Stakeholders prod FCC for “down from 51” plan
It should tell you something that the industries that are expected to sell and buy spectrum when the incentive auctions take place agree on...
Wheeler spinning media stocks
FCC chair nominee Tom Wheeler has a strong background in communications, and now he has a strong communications stock portfolio. But he has promised...
SEC thinking about political disclosure
Disclosure of the people and organizations behind political advertising is the turf of the Federal Election Commission, or so you
McDowell announces post-FCC plans
It turns out that both of the departing FCC officials – Julius Genachowski and Robert McDowell – are being institutionalized. Genachowski is
McCain makes his case for a la carte
Senator John McCain returned to his old haunts in the Senate Commerce Committee hearing room to make the case for his Television Consumer Freedom...
Look at the future of vehicles on tap in Senate
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-VA) has put a hearing on the Commerce Committee schedule involving innovations and developments
All-star lineup for video hearing
The Senate Communications Subcommittee, under the gavel of Mark Pryor (D-AR), is scheduled to take a look at the state of the video marketplace...
Rockefeller will work with new FCC chair
Senate Commerce Committee Chair Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) did not get his first choice for the position of Chair of the FCC, but he said...