http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-05-15T23:22:49-04:00 http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/5663.html 2008-02-28T09:29:00-05:00 2008-02-28T09:29:00-05:00 Dave Seyler Tribune did not like the FCC's move to allow limited broadcast/newspaper cross-ownership. It opened up only the top 20 DMAs, and Tribune feels all DMAs http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/5636.html 2008-02-26T19:05:00-05:00 2008-02-26T19:05:00-05:00 RBR/TVBR Advertising for a trio of payday lenders was the topic of concern at the Federal Trade Commission. Although the advertising in question was on the internet rather than a broadcast outlet, the reinforced disclosure requirements could affect broadcast clients as well. http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/5611.html 2008-02-26T14:37:00-05:00 2008-02-26T14:37:00-05:00 Dave Seyler Courier Communications says that Michael McGee Sr. is a paid contractor, and that he is responsible for the material that goes out over the airspace http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/5609.html 2008-02-26T14:34:00-05:00 2008-02-26T14:34:00-05:00 Dave Seyler The key question fired to Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) during a session at the NAB State Leadership Conference was this: "Can we count on your http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/5608.html 2008-02-26T14:33:00-05:00 2008-02-26T14:33:00-05:00 Dave Seyler Four key Commerce Committee telecom policy wonks from both houses of Congress met with broadcasters at yesterday's NAB State Leadership Conference and confirmed that this http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/5580.html 2008-02-25T15:43:00-05:00 2008-02-25T15:43:00-05:00 Dave Seyler Natural disasters don't care what language its victims speak, making it all the more necessary for the nation's communications system to take into account non-English http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/5561.html 2008-02-22T16:36:00-05:00 2008-02-22T16:36:00-05:00 Dave Seyler What were you doing on 11/18/23? Don't remember? Neither, we believe, does Ted Stevens (R-AK), who was busy being born that day. That means he http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/5554.html 2008-02-22T04:32:00-05:00 2008-02-22T04:32:00-05:00 Dave Seyler The flap over a New York Times story alleging a possibly improper relationship between presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain (R-AZ) and a communications lobbyist http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/5537.html 2008-02-21T15:58:00-05:00 2008-02-21T15:58:00-05:00 Dave Seyler It doesn't even have a number yet, but a draft version of H.R. ___ is on the table for public discussion by Ed Markey's (D-MA) http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/5514.html 2008-02-20T16:06:00-05:00 2008-02-20T16:06:00-05:00 Dave Seyler It's easy to say you'll do something, and it's another to actually do it. The NAB would like the FCC to enforce a promise made http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/5492.html 2008-02-19T15:57:00-05:00 2008-02-19T15:57:00-05:00 Dave Seyler The NAB and the FCC will be at loggerheads next Tuesday 2/26/08. The FCC is holding its February Open Meeting on that date, and the http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/5483.html 2008-02-19T09:48:00-05:00 2008-02-19T09:48:00-05:00 Dave Seyler The FCC loss at the Second Circuit over its ability to levy punishment to broadcasters over instances of fleeting indecency has been appealed to the http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/5469.html 2008-02-18T15:28:00-05:00 2008-02-18T15:28:00-05:00 Dave Seyler The mission of the National Hispanic Media Coalition is to "advance Latino employment and programming equity throughout the entertainment industry and to promote telecommunications policies http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/5463.html 2008-02-18T15:23:00-05:00 2008-02-18T15:23:00-05:00 Dave Seyler The FCC's NPRM on enhancing broadcast localism has officially made it into the Federal Register under MB Docket No. 04-233. The official publication date was http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/5448.html 2008-02-16T17:26:00-05:00 2008-02-16T17:26:00-05:00 Dave Seyler Among the biggest political donors in the broadcast world for the 2008 election cycle is Clear Channel. Some will be surprised at where the radio/outdoor