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May 2, 2013
NAB Asks FCC For More Time To Comment On Indecency Rule Review
The NAB has requested an extension of time for comments in the FCC indecency case for an additional month. The present deadlines are MAY 20th for comments and JUNE 18th for replies, and the NAB has requested that the deadlines move to JUNE 19th and … more »
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April 1, 2013
FCC Opens Docket For Comment On Indecency Rule Enforcement
The FCC has opened a docket (GN Docket No. 13-86) for comment on whether it should only move forward with processing the "most egregious" broadcast indecency complaints, as it announced that it has reduced its backlog of indecency complaints by … more »
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December 16, 2011
Stern Plans To 'Pull No Punches' On America's Got Talent
As ALL ACCESS reported YESTERDAY (NET NEWS 12/15), HOWARD STERN confirmed on his show that he was signing a contract to be a judge on "America's Got Talent." The show will relocate to NEW YORK for next season. STERN, who plans to keep his … more »
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May 26, 2011
PTC Wants Supreme Court To Review Indecency Cases
The PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL has filed an amicus brief with the SUPREME COURT that asks the panel to take the appeal of the FCC indecency cases, according to BROADCASTING AND CABLE's JOHN EGGERTON. The Commission's "fleeting expletives" and … more »
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April 8, 2011
PTC Study: Majority Want FCC To Enforce Indecency Rules
A poll commissioned by the anti-indecency group PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL says that a majority of respondents think the FCC should "keep its legal authority to fine broadcasters if they air indecent material during times when children are likely to … more »
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January 4, 2011
FCC Loses Another Indecency Ruling In Court
A federal appeals court has just tossed out the FCC's $1.2 million fine against ABC-TV and its affiliates for broadcasting a 2003 episode of the now-defunct "NYPD BLUE", in which an actress' derriere was briefly exposed, reports the NATIONAL JOURNAL. The … more »
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October 25, 2010
Report Chronicles Indecency Watchdog's Financial Woes, Waning Influence
The organization responsible for much of the anti-indecency complaints to the FCC is the focus of a piece in the NEW YORK TIMES' SUNDAY editions, and the article says that the PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL has hit some hard times with financial troubles and … more »
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June 3, 2010
Michael Medved Among Those Protesting Planned Comedy Central 'JC' Series
COMEDY CENTRAL's plan to air a show depicting JESUS CHRIST as wanting to "escape the shadow of his famous father and live life in NYC as a regular guy" is drawing the wrath of SALEM RADIO NETWORK host MICHAEL MEDVED, who is among the leaders of … more »
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March 5, 2008
Dorgan Plans To Block FCC Cross-Ownership Changes
Sen. BYRON DORGAN (D-ND) says he'll propose a bill to block the FCC's loosening of newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership by APRIL. DORGAN, on a conference call with members of FREE PRESS, the PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL, the NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR … more »
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November 26, 2007
Washington Post Questions Anti-Sat Merger E-Mails
Did the NAB submit anti-satellite merger e-mails to the FCC under the names and addresses of individuals who did not approve of the messages? The WASHINGTON POST reports that its check of 60 people who were listed as submitting nearly identical … more »