Net News search results for: right to decency
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November 10, 2021
NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith Delivers His Final State Of The Industry Address
GORDON SMITH has delivered his final State of the Industry address TODAY (11/10) as President/CEO of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS (NAB), after having served in that role since NOVEMBER of 2009. Following are his remarks: “While this is … more »
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May 21, 2020
Copyright Office Review Of DMCA Safe Harbors Says System Is 'Unbalanced,' While Music Industry, Artists Groups Say Big Tech Should Fix It
The U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE has released the results of its multiyear study of the DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT, Section 512 of the Copyright Act, concluding that the law's safe harbor system today is "unbalanced" and calling on CONGRESS … more »
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October 11, 2017
NAB, RTDNA Criticize Trump's Tweet Threatening NBC With License Challenge
Both the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS and the RADIO TELEVISION DIGITAL NEWS ASSOCIATION have issued statements condemning President DONALD TRUMP's veiled threat to NBC's licenses over criticism of his administration that he has labeled … more »
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February 7, 2017
SXSW Adds More Keynote, Featured Speakers, Including Gay Rights Activist Jessica Shortall
SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE AND FESTIVALS, being held in AUSTIN MARCH 10th-19th, has announced Keynote speaker JESSICA SHORTALL and new featured speakers. SHORTALL is the Managing Dir. of TEXAS COMPETES, which is a coalition of more than 1,200 … more »
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January 20, 2016
FCC Rejects Challenge To WBMP (92.3 Amp Radio)/New York License Renewal
Neither HOWARD STERN nor OPIE AND ANTHONY have worked for CBS RADIO in years, but an objection to the license renewal of CBS' Top 40 WBMP (92.3 AMP RADIO)/NEW YORK attempting to incorporate another objection based on the content of those shows has … more »
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March 23, 2015
FCC To Fine TV Station The Maximum For Indecency During Newscast
The FCC has announced that it plans to fine SCHURZ COMMUNICATIONS (WDBJ TELEVISION, INC.) CBS affiliate WDBJ-TV/ROANOKE, VA the maximum $325,000 for airing indecent material during its evening newscast. WDBJ aired a video clip from a porn film … more »
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July 24, 2014
FCC Rejects Appeal Of Emmis/Indianapolis And WKQX/Chicago License Renewals
The FCC has once again denied DAVID SMITH and others' appeal of the grants of license renewals for EMMIS Sports WFNI-A (THE FAN), AC WYXB (SOFT ROCK B105.7) and Country WLHK (97.1 HANK FM)/INDIANAPOLIS and Classic Rock WWVR (105.5 THE RIVER) and … more »
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August 5, 2013
NAB, WGAW, NPR, PTC Among Latest Reply Commenters In FCC Indecency Proceeding
The avalanche of public reply comments continue in the FCC's indecency rules review proceeding, and the NAB and WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, WEST are among the parties filing comments in recent days. The NAB wrote, "the record here thus … more »
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June 18, 2013
NRB Weighs In At FCC On Indecency
The NATIONAL RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS have filed comments in the FCC's indecency docket asking for the Commission to "improve and tighten its current indecency regulations" but offering its own idea for rule changes. Objecting to the … more »
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April 9, 2013
NAB Show Continues With Regulatory Talk; Verizon CEO Not Bullish On Radio In Cell Phones
The NAB SHOW in LAS VEGAS kicked off TUESDAY's sessions with what was billed as a "candid conversation" between VERIZON Chairman/CEO LOWELL MCADAM and NAB Pres./CEO GORDON SMITH, and after discussing video and wireless issues, the talk … more »








