By John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable Online, 9-1-20 Broadcasters are arguing that the FCC does not need to have statistics on how repealing or modifying its broadcast ownership rules impact media diversity to make those changes. The National Association of Broadcasters is arguing that point in a brief to the Supreme Court filed Thursday (Aug. [...]
By John Eggerton, Multichannel News, 9-1-20 Broadcasters are hitting back hard on critics of the FCC's proposal to facilitate TV station's flexible use of their new ATSC 3.0 broadcast transmission standard to become a broadband as well as broadcast player, saying efforts to impose new regs, or exhume old ones, are cynical and unnecessary. [...]
Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Kelly. ALDF and other animal rights groups brought suit against state officials to challenge the Kansas Ag-Gag Statute. The district court had held that three [...]
Participated in an amicus brief (with the Reporters Committee and other amici) filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in McGlothlin v. Hennelly. In this defamation action, James McGlothlin claimed that Kevin Hennelly defamed him in a Facebook post and a comment in an online article about the rezoning and [...]
By Gary Arlen, Multichannel News, 8-25-20 In what could be a preview of Biden administration technology policy, three former Democratic policymakers are recommending the creation of a new independent federal regulatory agency - the Digital Platform Agency (DPA) - to oversee Big Tech’s expanding presence in American business and life. The agency would focus [...]
By John Eggerton, Multichannel News, 8-25-20 Cable operators are telling the FCC that retrans regulations should apply to carriage negotiations that include ancillary "broadcast internet" services. That came in comments by NCTA-The Internet & Television Association on the FCC's inquiry into what, if any, rules need to be changed to accommodate broadcaster's potential new [...]
Stuart N. Brotman To Coordinate Program Activities FOR RELEASE: August 25, 2020 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., August 25, 2020 – The Media Institute today unveiled a new program designed to bring clarity to key issues at the heart of today’s digital revolution. The Digital Media Center will examine issues [...]
By John Eggerton, Multichannel News, 8-21-20 FCC chairman Ajit Pai has told a member of the House that the agency is generally not in the business of dictating what viewers can and can't see. Pai was responding to a letter from Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), who was concerned about a TV show, La Comay, [...]
New Book by Media Institute Distinguished Fellow Offers Far-Reaching Insights FOR RELEASE: August 21, 2020 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-243-5700 Arlington, Va., August 21, 2020 – “There can be no doubt now that digital privacy protection deserves more focus as a national policy priority,” concludes Stuart N. Brotman in his latest book, [...]
By Gary Arlen, Multichannel News, 8-17-20 The 280 megahertz of midband spectrum which is intended for 5G and other advanced services has been fully approved to go to auction starting Tuesday, Dec. 8, under a plan that the Federal Communications Commission adopted on Aug. 6. The controversial auction of the 3.7 to 3.98 GHz [...]