ACA Connects Postpones Summit Due To Coronavirus
In a purely precautionary move, the association representing small and independently owned MVPDs is postponing its annual summit in Washington, D.C., over coronavirus-fueled COVID-19 concerns. ACA Connects confirms the event will go ahead at a future date.
FCC Reg Fee NPRM Adopted, With Comment Dates Set
A proposal “to fine-tune the FCC’s collection of regulatory fees” was scheduled to round out Thursday's May Open Meeting. However, there was no need for debate, and an NPRM was adopted Tuesday. Here are the Comment Date and Reply Comment Date details.
Network online ratings earn DC applause
The announcement by broadcast television networks that they would extend program ratings to online streaming venues earned plaudits from one of the veterans of...
Dielectric Discusses ‘Potential’ Repack Issues With FCC
A January 31 meeting with the FCC Incentive Auction Task Force and Media Bureau saw "broadcast representatives," including those from Sinclair Broadcast Group wholly owned subsidiary Dielectric, offering an update on repack site completions. The output from the FCC meeting was clear.
Just the fax, ma’am
Has the FCC discovered a way to solve the economic crisis? Probably not, but if companies continue to send out unsolicited fax advertising, it...
Lawmakers Seek Enforcement Bureau Scrutiny
Are large FCC fines really a deterrent to pirates or other scofflaws?
House E&C Hearing Scheduled On FCC Spectrum Repack Update
The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), will delve into the how the post-FCC Spectrum Auction repack process is unfolding.
FCC Chair Wheeler addresses Communications Act, net neutrality
On 2/10, FCC Chief Tom Wheeler spoke at a telecommunications
Window Opens For FCC Honors Engineer Program
Want to participate in the FCC's Honors Engineer Program, launched earlier this year? Here are all of the details on how to apply for a spot in the program, which is open to recent engineering school graduates and current students who will graduate this academic year.
Fewer TV Stations Could End Up in Duplex Gap
Preston Padden says fewer TV stations than believed could be repacked in Duplex Gap.
NAB Reacts To FCC ‘Special Displacement Window’ For LPTVs, Translators
The FCC has created procedures for low-power television stations (LPTVs) and translators to apply for a Special Displacement Window if they are being forced off the air by the incentive auction. This led to a response from the NAB.
Biden Time: A Rosy Pick, Or Any Choice, For FCC Chair?
The nomination of a new FCC Chairman hasn't happened, and it is nothing less than "a really weird situation," says Fletcher Heald & Hildreth partner Francisco Montero. How weird is it? At the Hispanic Radio Conference in Miami on Thursday, Montero suggested that, if the Biden Administration does nothing, the FCC could end up with a GOP majority.
LRFA Support Grows In House, Senate
Five Members of the House of Representatives and two Senators have added their co-sponsorship to a resolution opposing "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations.
Don’t play around with Election Day
Charges of voter fraud and vote suppression have been zinging around from both parties during the last few elections. It has gotten to the...
More On Flo & Eddie, As The Pre-’72 Battle Continues
The music battle continues over the question of whether state laws provide a public performance right in pre-1972 sound recordings, and noted D.C. Communications attorney David Oxenford offers the latest on what this means for Flo & Eddie, and for the media industry.