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April 27, 2022
Chief Of Staff William Davenport Exits FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks' Office
Chief of Staff/Senior Legal Advisor WILLIAM DAVENPORT is exiting Commissioner GEOFFREY STARKS' office at the FCC at the end of APRIL. Legal Advisor for Media and Consumer Protection Issues AUSTIN BONNER will serve as Acting Chief of Staff, while … more »
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March 2, 2022
Brian Moulton Named FCC Dir./Office Of Legislative Affairs
FCC Chairwoman JESSICA ROSENWORCEL has announced that BRIAN MOULTON, Sr. Counsel to Sen. TAMMY BALDWIN (D-WI), is joining the FCC as Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs and that Wireline Competition Bureau Deputy Bureau Chief TRENT HARKRADER … more »
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February 23, 2022
Cumulus/Westwood One: AM-FM Radio Set To Overtake TV Audience
When DELOITTE Director/Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice DUNCAN STEWART predicted that three years ago that by 2025, AM/FM Radio audiences would overtake TV among MILLENNIALS, he was widely doubted. Turns out, STEWART’s prediction … more »
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February 1, 2022
Grupo Televisa, Univision Complete Merger
UNIVISION and MEXICO's GRUPO TELEVISA have closed on their merger, forming TELEVISAUNIVISION, which the parties characterize as the largest Spanish-language media company in the world. TELEVISA contributed its content assets valued at $4.8 … more »
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January 4, 2022
Bell Let's Talk Day Set For January 26th
Canadian telecommunications and media conglomerate BELL is holding its annual mental health event, BELL LET'S TALK DAY, on JANUARY 26th this year. The event is intended to raise awareness about mental health issues and encompasses all of the … more »
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December 22, 2021
Media Organizations Request Court Stay Of FCC's Foreign Sponsorship ID Order
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS (NAB), the MULTICULTURAL MEDIA, TELECOM AND INTERNET COUNCIL (MMTC) and the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of BLACK OWNED BROADCASTERS (NABOB) have filed a request with the US COURT OF APPEALS for the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA … more »
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October 26, 2021
President Biden Nominates Jessica Rosenworcel To Permanent FCC Chair Post, Gigi Sohn For Open Seat On Commission
President BIDEN has made it official, nominating Acting FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) Chair JESSICA ROSENWORCEL to the permanent post as Chair of the agency, and nominating former FCC Special Counsel and PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE founder GIGI SOHN to … more »
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September 13, 2021
NAB, MMTC, NABOB Ask FCC To Stay New Disclosure Rules For Foreign Government-Sponsored Programming Pending Appeal
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, the MULTICULTURAL MEDIA, TELECOM AND INTERNET COUNCIL (MMTC), and the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK OWNED BROADCASTERS (NABOB) filed a petition with the FCC late FRIDAY (9/10) requesting that the Commission stay … more »
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September 8, 2021
NABOB Opposes Changing The Local Radio Ownership Rules
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK OWNED BROADCASTERS (NABOB) has filed comments in the FCC’s 2018 Quadrennial Review of its broadcast ownership rules. They want the FCC to keep the current rules. This is the opposite of what the NATIONAL … more »
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August 17, 2021
More Organizations Urge House, Senate Leadership To Support Passage Of Bills Restoring FCC Tax Certificate Program
A consortium of seven diversity organizations has joined the call for CONGRESS to pass the bills seeking to revive the FCC's Minority Tax Certificate Program offering incentives to encourage minority and female ownership of broadcast stations. The … more »