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Sen. Rand Paul: Let STELAR Sunset, Please
A Republican Senator from Kentucky has become the latest Member of Congress to express their desire to let the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (STELAR) disappear, and simply expire.
Could The Camper Van Crowd Keep STELAR Shining?
Who knew that lobbyists on Capitol Hill representing recreational vehicle manufacturers, dealers, owners and RV parks could effectively be powerful enough to keep network signals from New York or Los Angeles on the local channel lineup in far-flung regions of the U.S. where no local network affiliate may exist.
Copyright Office Head Affirms STELAR Expiry Stance
It was a one-person party on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as the U.S. Copyright Office Director was the lone witness to testify at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing. At the hearing, Temple answered questions regarding a touchy subject that impacts many TV station owners.
‘Call out the NAB’s Hypocrisy’: musicFIRST Slams Stop To STELAR
Why is musicFIRST taking on this issue if it doesn’t have anything to do with music creators and fans? The musicFIRST coalition is on a PR blitz and wants the world to know that "the NAB is broadcasting out of both sides of their mouth when it comes to fair pay."
STELAR Comments From A Former Oregon Senator
For younger staff and Members of Congress, Gordon Smith may simply be the head of the most influential lobbying group for radio and TV companies. For older staff and Members, Smith is also well-known as a former Oregon Senator. Here's what he has to say on STELAR.
Greg Walden On STELAR Fight: ‘Local Content at a Reasonable Price’
Rep. Greg Walden shared his views Tuesday on STELAR, as did the current House E&C Chairman, at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on "STELAR Review" and how consumers should be "protected." What did he and Frank Pallone Jr. have to say?
NABOB Urges House, Senate To Sunset ‘STELAR’
In a letter sent Friday to the leaders of the House and Senate Commerce Committees, National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters President James Winston urged them to allow the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization to expire as intended.
ATVA Seeks To Secure STELAR ‘For Consumers’
While the NAB argues that consumers that subscribe to either DISH or DirecTV should get their closest "local" channel, as technology has rendered The Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act obsolete, the ATVA very much feels otherwise.
Are House Democrats Set To Sunset ‘STELAR’?
The Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, or "STELAR," has attracted much attention on Capitol Hill in recent weeks. DBS providers don't want it to end. The NAB and Maine's two Senators disagree. Now, a powerful House Committee is taking up the matter.
A ‘STELAR’ Response To DirecTV, DISH ‘Non-Answers’ To Congress
Congressional debate over the expiration of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (STELAR) has led the NAB to respond to what it calls "non-answers" from the nation's two direct broadcast satellite (DBS) providers.
Maine Senators Say No To STELAR Continuation
The two senators representing the state of Maine have formally expressed their concern about the reauthorization of distant signal provisions in the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELAR) to the leadership of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees.
Copyright Alliance: Steadfastly Against Any STELAR Move
The "unified voice of the copyright community" has written to both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to express their opposition to the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (STELAR). But, could a DirecTV plan make STELAR obsolete?
The NAB’s STELAR Death Wish
"Congress never intended for satellite TV legislation that permits 'unserved homes' to import distant network TV signals to live in perpetuity," the NAB argues. That language paints a clear picture of how broadcast media's chief Capitol Hill lobbying group feels about the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act. The NAB wants it to die.
Wheeler Circulates STELAR Order
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has circulated orders and proposals to his colleagues
NJBA Tries to Book STELAR Opponent
The FCC’s move to assume a presumption of competition in all markets