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November 4, 2009
Mago Takes NAB's Case To FCC Ownership Workshop
NAB EVP and General Counsel JANE MAGO's testimony before the FCC's media ownership workshop TODAY (11/4) stressed competition as the best way to serve the public interest and called for easing restrictions on ownership in light of increased competition … more »
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August 3, 2009
Broadcasting And Cable Magazine For Sale
Trade magazine BROADCASTING AND CABLE is on the block, as parent REED ELSEVIER says that it will sell off some of its American trade portfolio. The company will retain VARIETY, but will sell cable trade MULTICHANNEL NEWS and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY as … more »
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July 28, 2009
Arbitron Willing To Talk PPM With GAO
A group of 10 Congressmen, led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. JOHN CONYERS, has sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office to investigate allegations that ARBITRON's PPM undercount minorities. MULTICHANNEL NEWS reports that a GAO probe … more »
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March 26, 2009
AT&T Satellite Radio/TV System Inks Partnership Deals
AT&T's CRUISECAST in-car satellite entertainment system, announced in JANUARY, has inked strategic alliances with six companies through partner RAYSAT BROADCASTING, reports MULTICHANNEL NEWS. The new partners, to be formally announced TODAY, … more »
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December 29, 2008
Chris Carlin Leaves Radio For TV
CBS RADIO Sports WFAN-A/NEW YORK CITY talk host CHRIS CARLIN exits for TV, to host NEW YORK METS pre- and postgame shows on SPORTSNET NEW YORK. MULTICHANNEL NEWS reports that CARLIN will also continue in his roles as the co-host of the … more »
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November 6, 2008
Report: Rivera To Head Obama's FCC Transition Team
MULTICHANNEL NEWS is reporting that former FCC Commissioner HENRY RIVERA is expected to head President-Elect BARACK OBAMA's transition team for the FCC. RIVERA, who presently serves as a partner at WILEY, REIN, told the magazine that "The only … more »
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July 30, 2008
Barton Shows Draft Of FCC Reform Bill
Rep. JOE BARTON (R-TX) is taking a run at creating a bill to force the FCC to give the public adequate notice and ability to comment on proposed regulations. According to MULTICHANNEL NEWS, BARTON's draft bill, presently circulating on CAPITOL … more »
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June 25, 2008
NAB Urges Congress Not To Block Media Ownership Changes
The NAB is urging Congress not to stop the FCC from implementing its proposed easing of media ownership rules, reports TVWEEK. As the House Appropriations Committee prepares to vote on legislation that would stop the FCC from acting, NAB Pres./CEO DAVID … more »
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March 6, 2008
Report: Martin Rejects Deal Making Him Quit FCC
It was a deal he could refuse: FCC Chairman KEVIN MARTIN rebuffed a deal between the WHITE HOUSE and Senate Majority Leader HARRY REID (D-NV) that would have traded new terms for FCC Commissioners DEBORAH TAYLOR TATE and JONATHAN ADELSTEIN for MARTIN's … more »
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February 20, 2008
High Court Tees Up F-Word Case
The FCC will learn FEBRUARY 29th whether the SUPREME COURT will take the case in which the agency is attempting to restore its authority to fine TV stations for the isolated, fleeting broadcast of the F-word under federal indecency laws. MULTICHANNEL … more »