May 2007

Markey Planning Food Marketing Hearings

MARKEY PLANNING FOOD MARKETING HEARINGS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The question is not "if" but "when" -- House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey (D-MA) will most likely hold hearings on the media's food marketing to kids. The issue now is timing -- whether to hold them before or after a government-industry task force on childhood obesity and food marketing makes its recommendations to Congress, which is targeted for mid-summer.

WKBW Admonished For Kids TV Reporting Lapses

WKBW ADMONISHED FOR KIDS TV REPORTING LAPSES
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The FCC has given WKBW-TV Buffalo (NY) an official reprimand for failing to maintain its files on children's programming. As part of its application to renew its license, the station admitted it had forgotten to place one quarterly report on its educational and informational kids programming in the public file, but it had also not publicized the existence or location of that file for a couple of years.

Consumers want choice, and they should get it

CONSUMERS WANT CHOICE, AND THEY SHOULD GET IT
[SOURCE: The Daily Herald, AUTHOR: Editorial staff]
[Comentary] We are faced with so much choice in this country -- seemingly 100 different types of Coke alone, for example - that it can drive consumers a little batty. On the other hand, there's cable TV. Consumers usually have three choices: Bare bones "basic" cable, expanded basic and premium channels. In this case, less is not more.

Newhouse School announces Mirror Awards finalists/Benton on list

NEWHOUSE SCHOOL ANNOUNCES MIRROR AWARD FINALISTS
[SOURCE: Editor&Publisher]

FCC Chair Kevin Martin talks tech

FCC CHAIR KEVIN MARTIN TALKS TECH
[SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News, AUTHOR: Troy Wolverton]
A Q&A with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin. Interview covers US broadband penetration, the upcoming spectrum auction, increasing broadband speeds, TV violence, a la carte cable pricing, the transition to digital television technology, and Network Neutrality.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5929239
* US switchover vouchers 'to have impact': FCC

Al Gore Speaks of a Nation in Danger

AL GORE SPEAKS OF A NATION IN DANGER
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Michiko Kakutani]

Media's Hand the Iraq War

MEDIA'S HAND IN THE IRAQ WAR
[SOURCE: The Christian Science Monitor, AUTHOR: Dante Chinni]
Bill Roggio, a blogger who covers US military campaigns, thinks the coverage in Iraq lacks context, and reporters as a whole display a lack of knowledge of counterinsurgency and the role the media plays in an insurgency's information campaign.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0522/p09s01-codc.html

$4.7 Billion Private Equity Buyout Wins Support at EMI

$4.7 BILLION PRIVATE EQUITY BUYOUT WINS SUPPORT AT EMI
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Jeff Leeds]

What's hot? Google offers daily updates on trends

WHAT'S HOT? GOOGLE OFFERS DAILY UPDATES ON TRENDS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Eric Auchard]

CORRECTION: iPhone Roams

CORRECTION: Yesterday, we summarized a TelecomWeb story that reported that the iPhone, as approved by the FCC, would have difficulty roaming outside of the US. A couple of readers wrote to set the message straight: a look at the fine print of the FCC's order reveals that the phone also operates at 900 MHz and 1.8 GHz but that operation was not tested or certified by the FCC because those frequencies are not used in the US. We appreciate the feedback.

Benton

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