Stereotype hearing has broadcast implications
A subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is planning to look into stereotyping and degrading images of women later this month. It's...
Off the table
At least one topic won't come up for discussion at the Open Meeting of the FCC tomorrow. The Commission's desire that local franchising authorities...
DOJ says No to Network Neutrality
Favoring restrictions on the internet, DOJ last week filed comments with the FCC against "Net Neutrality," or equal access to online content without interference...
Off the table
At least one topic won't come up for discussion at the Open Meeting of the FCC tomorrow. The Commission's desire that local franchising authorities...
Digital carriage jockeying precedes vote
The National Association of Broadcasters and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association have been working the appropriate channels in Washington to angle for a...
Martin's public thoughts on private equity
One of the ramifications of the Democratic takeover of Congress was renewed activity on the oversight front, a fact of life to which the...
FEC shrinks Club for Growth
The shrinkage will amount to 350K out of the Club for Growth bank account pursuant to a consent decree between it and the Federal...
PTC, TV Watch cross sabers over content
Watchdog Parents Television Council is accusing broadcast networks of hijacking Family Hour, the period from 8:00PM-9:00PM. It says instances of "violence, profanity or sexual...
Fowler goes to bat for XM/Sirius
Former FCC Chairman Mark Fowler took to the pages of the New York Sun to suggest that the FCC and DOJ should step back...
FCC brushes aside aging petitions
Citizens objecting to the airing of allegedly indecent material have filed to deny license renewals for stations owned by Clear Channel and Emmis. In...
Bloggers get election exemption
Blogs such as The DailyKos, just like a broadcast station, newspaper, network or cable channel, are allowed to sell advertising AND promote various candidates...
FCC set to tee up TV/cable issues
At next week's 9/11/07 open meeting of the FCC, the commissioners will consider items on mandatory carriage of digital broadcast television signals after the...
Comcast rebuffed again on set-top box waiver
The full FCC has backed up the Media Bureau in denying Comcast a waiver of the rule requiring cable companies to incorporate CableCARD functionality,...
Court upholds FEC's 527 approach
Chris Shays (R-CT) and Marty Meehan (ex-D-MA) lost their challenge of a Federal Election Commission decision on 527 organizations in a decision related to...
FCC venues up in Chicago
The full FCC road show on media ownership plans to be in Chicago on 9/20/97, and now we know where. The forum will be...