Remarks of FCC Commissioner O'Rielly Before the Communications Group of Garvey Schubert & Barer

[Speech] I thought I would begin my remarks by highlighting one issue area I believe is long overdue for an update: Kid Vid.

My premise was straightforward: the media landscape has changed significantly since 1990 when the Children’s Television Act became law and 1996 when the Commission imposed a series of Kid Vid obligations on broadcasters. Today, cable providers, subscription services, and over-the-top platforms all offer a plethora of children’s programming in direct competition with television broadcasters. The fundamental question that is central to this debate is: can we breathe some flexibility into our rules to make them more dynamic and responsive to the needs of kids?