Will FCC put placement in its place?

Advertisers are increasingly trying to weave their products into the sets and storylines of broadcast entertainment, to combat ad skipping via channel surfing and...

Washington week in review

Were you stranded on a tropical island last week? Lucky dog -- we should be so lucky. But no, we were here staying on...

Markey planning to bring back net neutrality bill

A Republican Congress kept Ed Markey (D-MA) and colleagues in the Senate from making headway in making the concept of digital network neutrality a...

Religious group lauds cable brakes

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has the cable industry in his cross-hairs, with items such as imposing a national subscriber cap, limiting the amount of...

How does Zell spell relief? M-A-R-T-I-N

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said he will ask for a vote this Friday which would grant waivers to Tribune to keep its cross-owned properties...

FCC opens the gates for LPFM

The November Open Meeting of the FCC was a landmark for proponents of community-based LPFM. The Commission adopted rules to immediately boost the service...

FCC stays busy in December

The five commissioners have a potentially explosive Open Meeting on the calendar for 12/18/07, and a standing invitation to visit the Senate Commerce Committee...

FCC adopts new reporting requirements for TV

Broadcast television stations will have to begin posting their public file on their website (or possibly on a state broadcasters association site), using a...

FCC addresses DTV outreach to minorities

A 12/4/07 FCC session to make sure minorities aren't left behind during the DTV transition is coming into shape. The event will consume the...

PTC protests FCC/CBS agreement

The Parents Television Council is not at all happy that the FCC ducked the indecency issue and CBS got off with "a slap on...

FCC tables ownership review

We expected that the big item on the planned discussion of media ownership rules at the FCC would not include discussion of Chairman Kevin...

FCC lands in the CommComm frying pan

The Senate Commerce Committee has just put an item on the calendar for all five FCC Commissioners. It has scheduled an oversight hearing for...

FCC direction becomes apparent

Chairman Kevin Martin will preside over an FCC Open Meeting heavily laden with broadcast items today. At least, that's what the schedule says. He's...

Lott taking off early

Another Republican Senate seat is going to be up for grabs in 2008, and it will mean an unusual double election in the state...

Revolving door on loopholes

Campaign finance and advertising rules have been in flux ever since enactment of the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) was passed, as the...