Broadcasting&Cable
Sinclair: Tribune Deal Does Not Violate FCC Rules
Sinclair was vigorously defending its proposal to buy Tribune's stations against all comers July 5, responding to critics by telling the Federal Communications Commission that it is being asked to make decisions based on subjective disagreements over Sinclair content or views of a marketplace that no longer exists.
FCC Shot Clock Stays Off for Sinclair-Tribune and T-Mobile-Sprint (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 16:18Ed 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.