Shield stalls in the Senate
The Bush administration and some Hill Republicans are opposed to the federal reporter’s shield, which nevertheless enjoys widespread bipartisan support and sponsorship in both...
Hutchison pinch-hits for Stevens
For the time being, Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) will assume the role of Ranking Member of the powerful Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and...
NAB makes big push for DTV, localism
The National Association of Broadcasters has put together DTV Education Toolkits and sent them to each and every Capitol Hill legislator, helping them spread the work during
Relocating LPTV skins a lot of elbows
The FCC is allowing KSFV-LP, San Fernando Valley, CA to relocate from Channel 26 to Channel 6, a move which has elicited howls of...
Watchdog MAPs strategy for minority broadcasters
Media Access Project President./CEO Andrew Schwartzman has a new proposed invention: The S Class television license. He sees it as a way to get...
Stevens indicted
The investigation into back-home dealings of Senate Commerce Committee heavyweight Ted Stevens (R-AK) has resulted in a criminal indictment on seven counts, the DOJ...
Senate panel looks at leveling royalty playing field
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing today, looking into the reason that there are three separate technologies for delivering
FCC Opens it up
The FCC’s July Open Meeting is being held in New York City tomorrow 7/29/08 in a session devoted to the difficulties getting communications acquisition...
Sometimes it’s what’s not on the agenda
The US Senate is the major gatekeeper to many of the high level agency jobs in the US government. And we admit it –...
FTC turns 100
The Federal Trade Commission will hold a two-day roundtable this week, on 7/29/08 and 7/30/08, to celebrate its accomplishments over the course of its...
Knight Commission headed to Aspen
And FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein will be one of if not the lead panelists at the Annual Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society...
FCC exits capital city to discuss access to capital
One of the biggest sticking points in the battle to increase the percentage of minority and female broadcast ownership is finding the cash to...
Markey looking for language in case of FCC tie vote
Democrats in the House, including Ed Markey (D-MA), are worried that companies with pending issues may play for time. They would be hoping that
XM/Sirius coming to a head?
Word is out on the street that Democratic Commissioner Michael Copps has voted against allowing the merger between satcasters XM and Sirius. Chairman Kevin...
Kidvid gap costs $10K
Did CBS O&O KTVT-TV in Dallas-Ft. Worth violate the rules and regs limiting the amount of commercial material aired during children’s programming? It’s an...