Broadcasting&Cable
Ed Schultz, Former MSNBC Primetime Host (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 16:17Sens Grassley, Leahy seek same-day audio from Supreme Court oral arguments (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 12:08Senators to FCC: Abandon Kid Vid NPRM (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 18:43Reps Cardenas, Ruiz Push FCC for Liberman Retransmission Decision (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 06/29/2018 - 14:06Conservative Groups Push for Loosening Kids TV Mandates
Limited-government groups want the Federal Communications Commission to limit the mandates in its enforcement of children's programming legislation dating from the early 1990s, while a prominent kids TV group sees it slightly differently, while agreeing changes are needed.
Armstrong Williams: Broadcast Consolidation Gives Industry Needed Breathing Room (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 13:44CWA Will Oppose T-Mobile-Sprint Without Job Commitments
In advance of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the proposed T-Mobile-Sprint merger, the Communications Workers of America called on the companies to commit to protecting workers' rights and not eliminating jobs, and threatened to oppose the deal if they won't make that commitment. CWA conceded that the CEO of T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom, Tim Höttges, has said that the merger will create and repatriate jobs. But it wants that in a "binding" form at the Federal Communications Commission, which is vetting the deal along with the Department of Justice.
FCC Approves 220 Applicants for $1.98 Billion CAF II Auction (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 06/25/2018 - 17:31Trio of State AGs Petition to Block Sinclair-Tribune Deal
The attorneys general of Illinois, Iowa (stations from both states are involved in the deal) and Rhode Island have petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to deny the Sinclair-Tribune merger, which would give Sinclair over 200 TV stations.