Broadcasting&Cable
HR 1 boosts TV campaign ad disclosures, would extend to paid online ads and robocalls (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 01/04/2019 - 12:53Rep Eshoo (D-CA) names former FCC research assistant Asad Ramzanali as senior technology policy adviser (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 01/03/2019 - 12:56Senate Confirms New Director of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy
Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier has been confirmed as the new director of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). “The Senate has confirmed a highly respected scientist and academic to help further our nation’s economic competitiveness and national security,” said Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD). “I’m looking forward to working with Dr. Droegemeier and expect his leadership will benefit the scientific community and our nation." The director acts as the President’s chief adviser on science.
Senate Confirms Geoffrey Starks and Brendan Carr to FCC
The Senate has confirmed Commissioner Brendan Carr to a full, five-year term and has confirmed Geoffrey Starks to the open seat on the Federal Communications Commission. Both had already been approved by the Senate Commerce Committee -- Starks in June and Carr in Jan 2017 for his current role filling out the unexpired term of former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. The House does not have to follow suit, so once they are sworn in, which could happen soon, the FCC will be at full strength with three Republicans and two Democrats.
FCC Will Keep Repack, 28 GHz Auction Moving During Shutdown (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 01/02/2019 - 21:50Judges Picked to Hear Net Neutrality Challenge
The three-judge panel has been picked to hear the appeal of Mozilla et al. to the Federal Communications Commission's network neutrality deregulation. According to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, the Feb 1 oral argument in the Mozilla appeal will be heard by Judges Judith Rogers, Patricia Millett, and Stephen Williams.
NBC/Telemundo Pays $495,000 to Settle FCC Investigation Over Children's TV Programming Obligations
NBC/Telemundo has agreed to pay $495,000 to settle an Federal Communications Commission investigation into whether it fulfilled its children's TV programming obligation--in several instances, it didn't.