The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has dismissed a National Association of Broadcasters petition to review the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau's public notice putting broadcasters on notice that the FCC would be scrutinizing sharing arrangements that included financial elements.
Court Rejects NAB Challenge to Sharing Advisory
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The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has dismissed a National Association of Broadcasters petition to review the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau's public notice putting broadcasters on notice that the FCC would be scrutinizing sharing arrangements that included financial elements.
Court Rejects NAB Challenge to Sharing Advisory
Filed Under: Benton Headlines
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has dismissed a National Association of Broadcasters petition to review the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau's public notice putting broadcasters on notice that the FCC would be scrutinizing sharing arrangements that included financial elements.
Court Rejects NAB Challenge to Sharing Advisory
Filed Under: Benton Headlines
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has dismissed a National Association of Broadcasters petition to review the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau's public notice putting broadcasters on notice that the FCC would be scrutinizing sharing arrangements that included financial elements.
Chairman Walden Fears Rough Waters Ahead for FCC
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler agreed to be the lone witness at the House Communications Subcommittee FCC oversight hearing May 20, where he could hear it from both sides of the aisle on network neutrality, and Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) indicated May 19 that it was not going to be a triumphal return for Chairman Wheeler.
Chairman Wheeler Quibbles With Stations’ Share Tactics
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is on a mission to crack down on TV station sharing arrangements, particularly ones that look like efforts to skirt the rules.
FTC Seeks Comment On Nielsen Spin-Off of LinkMeter to comScore
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Before the Federal Trade Commission decides whether to approve the divestiture, the agency wants to hear from the public on Nielsen's proposal to sell its LinkMeter technology to comScore.
Video Streaming Continues To Gain Acceptance Among TV Viewers
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Streaming video on a connected TV device is now the second most popular way for adults 18-49 to view primetime TV programming behind watching traditional live television, according to a recently completed survey commissioned by Crackle, the unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment that offers ad-supported on-demand streaming video programming.
DOJ Request Pushes Sinclair-Allbritton Close Date Into ‘14
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Sinclair is now scheduled to close on its $985 million acquisition of Allbritton in 2014, the time frame pushed back following a "Second Request for information" from the Department of Justice, according to Sinclair and Allbritton.
LPTV Coalition: OTA Audience Could Be More Like 100 Million
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In the hours before a hearing on video regulation and the reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA), the LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition, formed to advocate for LPTV rights in the upcoming spectrum incentive auction, has told House Communications Subcommittee Greg Walden (R-OR) that the universe of people who can still watch free, over-the-air TV is probably more like 81 million to 100 million, rather than the lower estimates based on over-the-air (OTA) only households.