June 2006

FCC Commissioners Want Media-Ownership Debate To Include Localism

FCC COMMISSIONERS WANT MEDIA-OWNERSHIP DEBATE TO INCLUDE LOCALISM
[SOURCE: Dow Jones, AUTHOR: Siobhan Hughes]

AFTRA Lobbies FCC on Ownership

AFTRA LOBBIES FCC ON OWNERSHIP
[SOURCE: Back Stage, AUTHOR: Andrew Salomon]

Time to StopBigMedia, Say Activists

TIME TO STOPBIGMEDIA, SAY ACTIVISTS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Groups including Consumers Union, the Newspaper Guild-CWA, AFTRA, the Center for Creative Voices in Media, National Council of Churches, Media Access Project, Rainbow PUSH, and Free Press are unveiling a new Web site, WWW.StopBigMedia.com. They fear that the new media ownership rules will allow media companies "to swallow up more local television channels, radio stations and newspapers."

Disarray in Auction of Univision

DISARRAY IN AUCTION OF UNIVISION
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Andrew Ross Sorkin]

Consultants see TV ad dollars growing 7% a year

CONSULTANTS SEE TV AD DOLLARS GROWING 7% A YEAR
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: David Lieberman]

A La Carte Proposals in Senate

MCCAIN LINKS A LA CARTE TO BROADCAST FLAG
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]

White House Nominates Three To CPB Board

WHITE HOUSE NOMINATES THREE TO CPB BOARD
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

'Neutrality' regulations could stifle evolution of high-speed Internet

'NEUTRALITY' REGULATION COULD STIFLE EVOLUTION OF HIGH-SPEED INTERNET
[SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News, AUTHOR: Michelangelo Volpi, Cisco]

CDT Paper Calls For Narrowly Tailored Internet Neutrality Legislation

CDT PAPER CALLS FOR NARROWLY TAILORED INTERNET NEUTRALITY LEGISLATION

FCC Proposes Disaster Readiness Checklist

FCC PROPOSES DISASTER READINESS CHECKLIST
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]