In a recent Memorandum Opinion and Order (the “Order”), the FCC dismissed a December 2020 carriage complaint in which a broadcaster (the “Broadcaster”) alleged that a cable provider (the “MVPD”)...
Read moreIn an important about-face, the Commission’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau recently issued an Order declining to terminate an ongoing proceeding in which the Commission is considering whether to treat...
Read moreIn a different development of potentially great significance relating to retransmission consent, the Commission earlier this month issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order and Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture...
Read moreA broadcaster has admitted that it did not negotiate retransmission consent in “good faith,” agreed to pay a $100,000 civil penalty, and agreed to implement a three-year compliance plan to...
Read moreThe Commission has targeted the “significantly viewed” rules as the latest regulation in need of a fresh look in its ongoing “Media Modernization Initiative.” In a recently adopted Notice of...
Read moreThe Commission’s latest item in its ongoing Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative looks at updating cable operators’ notice requirements in light of the current state of many retransmission consent negotiations. ...
Read moreThe broadcast industry is ending 2019 on a high note after securing what is generally being considered a big win on the STELAR legislation. No doubt by now you have...
Read moreWe now know the effective date for rule changes that significantly modernize the FCC’s carriage election notice rules by moving broadcasters’ carriage election notices to primarily electronic means. The Report...
Read moreJust before adjourning for Congress’s August recess, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) introduced their long-awaited video marketplace legislation, titled the “Modern Television Act of...
Read moreToday, the FCC unanimously adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Order”) that moves broadcasters’ carriage election notices to primarily electronic means, significantly modernizing the...
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