Boston car contest blows a tire
Well, not exactly, but the upshot of the deal is that the on-air promotions for a contest run in Boston on Greater Media AC...
NAB goes green
Thanks to a collaboration between the NAB and the Environmental Protection Agency, there is a new booklet on its way to radio and television...
Congress takes a break
Many outlets have reported that Congress will be in recess for the next two weeks. However, if you check the respective schedules, you will...
FCC moves the goal line again
Someday somebody is going to put out a movie about the media ownership process, and if they choose to start it in 2002, it’ll be called “From Powell to Eternity.” Today’s act: cross-ownership
FCC broadens its open scope
The last two FCC open meetings have understandably focused exclusively on the DTV transition, falling just before and about three weeks after the mini-transition...
Orgs press Senate on shield
Now that the House has passed a reporters shield, journalism advocates, including the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Press Club and the ACLU,...
Stevens conviction to be voided
Ted Stevens (R-AK) lost his Senate seat in the last election, but he won’t be going to prison. The US Department of Justice admits...
Senators counter performance royalty bill
Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and John Barrasso (R-WY) have taken the Local Radio Freedom Act, which has been gaining steady momentum in the House, and...
Strickling picked to fill key NTIA spot
Barack Obama’s nominee for Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, Department of Commerce is Lawrence E. Strickling. His most recent occupation was as a...
Special election draws attention
The battle to take over the seat of newly-minted Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) comes to a head tomorrow – but it’s already been a...
Fees get a COL increase
According to the FCC, the Consumer Price Index-Urban rose 4.9% from October 2005 to October 2007, and that means – to keep up with...
NAB locks onto Locke
We have to figure that at this late stage, brand new Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke will not have much impact on the DTV...
Another panel looks at music issues
Chairman George Miller (D-CA) is planning on gaveling his Committee on Education and Labor to order for a session called “The Economic and Employment Impact of the Arts and Music
US Census looking to use minority media
With the decennial major census rapidly coming into the forefront among government projects, the Census Bureau is looking at ways to increase accuracy among...
FTC slams QVC on weight loss products
“QVC aired ads that weren’t true and violated an FTC order,” said Eileen Harrington, Acting Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “Simply...