FCC hits Comcast and NBCU with a pop quiz
The FCC told Comcast and NBCU thank you very much for their submission of supplemental information regarding their proposed merger, reception of
Democrats looking to PAC some tweaks into Disclose Act
In responding to the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United, which many fear would unleash a torrent of corporate and union cash into the...
In like Flynn: Genachowski hires a transactions guru
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has named John Flynn to be Senior Counsel to the Chairman for Transactions. His initial project will be to oversee...
Barack Obama signs bill to promote a global free press
When the US State Department conducts its annual assessment of the state of human rights in each nation on the globe, it will now...
Watchdog interested in SCOTUS nominee’s 1st Amendment stance
Robert Peters, executive at anti-pornography media watchdog Morality in Media, has come up with a list of eight questions that he believes senators
Tribune waiver requests are on the ex parte line
Tribune Broadcasting’s “Joint Plan of Reorganization for Tribune Company and its Subsidiaries” requires the transfer of all of its FCC licenses, and it
Satellite bill back on the books for five more years
The House of Representatives, by voice vote, sent the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 on its way to the Oval Office...
Former FCC commissioner appears before subcommittee
When Rachel Chong was formerly invited to appear before Congress, it was as a member of the Federal Communications Commission’s 8th floor contingent. This...
Media Institute offers terse filing on FCC proceeding
The FCC proceeding GN Docket No. 10-25, “Examination of the Future of Media and Information Needs of Communities in a Digital Age” is attracting...
FCC grants one Hispanic TV rep waiver, considers another
Liberman Television applied for and received an FCC waiver allowing its Estrella TV network to also act as a sales representative for its affiliated...
House panel gets back onto broadband
Rick Boucher isn’t done with his ongoing examination of the National Broadband Plan, and has put yet another hearing on that topic onto the...
LPTV group avoids kid-related fines
Sage Broadcasting was very lucky it could plead poverty. A combination of reporting failures and children’s commercial load overages resulted in the possibility of...
Effectiveness of Cuban broadcasts challenged
A report from staffers at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says that neither Radio Marti nor TV Marti are making much of a dent...
FCC agrees to keep Comcast/NBCU details under its hat
The FCC is reviewing the proposed merger of cable/internet giant Comcast and iconic broadcast operating NBVC Universal, as is the DOJ
Watchdog heading for Newseum to look at current issues
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn will be one of the leading guests as communications watchdog Free Press takes on issues facing journalism, the internet and...