Bulletin Categories: Advertising

Two consent orders approved recently by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) serve as a salient reminder for broadcasters about the nature of native advertisements—and to be wary of where the...

Recent news out of the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) ought to get broadcasters’ attention, as possible revisions that the FEC may make to its political advertising disclaimer rules could set...

Medical marijuana sales in Ohio begin today.  This has generated some questions from OAB members about whether advertisements for medical marijuana can be aired on radio and television stations.  The...

This morning, November 2, the following message greeted us on one of the FCC’s webpages: FCC systems and some website content will be unavailable 8AM-4PM ET November 3 for annual...

The 2018 general election is scheduled for November 6, 2018, when voters across the United States will be electing members of the United States Congress, and numerous state, county, city,...

Recently, there have been a number of articles in industry trade publications and the general media about two potential advertising categories for broadcasters – sports betting and medical marijuana.  These...

In a landmark decision issued Monday, May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), a federal law that prohibited individual...

This year, Ohioans will be electing members of Congress, and many localities will be electing local representatives and officials.  The primary election is scheduled for May 8, 2018.  This means that...

Several days ago, Reuters reported that a television station ownership group was going to be fined a significant amount of money for violations of the sponsorship identification laws.  On December...

For seven years now, television stations have been required to make closed captioning contact information available to consumers and file it with the FCC.  In short, stations must make available...