By Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter.com, 6-10-26 All the talk about blocking Paramount’s $111-billion megadeal for Warner Bros. has mainly revolved around how the deal impacts competition and removes a buyer from the marketplace…. But it’s the news side of the equation that’s also at play when it comes to at least 10 states’ effort to [...]
By George Winslow, TVTechnology.com, 6-9-26 In the runup to June 10 hearings to examine the antitrust exemptions currently enjoyed by the NFL and other major professional sports, the House Judiciary Committee has released an interim staff report titled “The Sports Broadcasting Act: A Special-Interest Antitrust Exemption Gone Awry” blasting the league’s current strategy for [...]
By Paul Mclane, RadioWorld.com, 5-21-26 The U.S. House has included the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act in the Build America 250 Act, a five-year transportation reauthorization bill to provide money for roads, bridges, transit, rail, and safety programs. The National Association of Broadcasters is applauding the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s decision to [...]
By InsideRadio.com, 5-19-26 FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is signaling that broadcasters should prepare for a more assertive regulatory environment, arguing on May 19 that stations operating under government licenses face obligations that set them apart from other media platforms. He also dismissed criticism that politics are what is driving his actions…. In an interview [...]
By Scott Nover, washingtonpost.com, 4-28-26 The Federal Communications Commission ordered a review of Disney’s broadcast licenses for local ABC stations following a new spate of criticism from President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump about the network’s late-night comedy host Jimmy Kimmel. The FCC released the order on Tuesday afternoon (April 28) saying [...]
By Dak Dillon, NewscastStudio.com, 4-8-26 The Federal Communications Commission has issued a public notice requesting data, comment and analysis from industry stakeholders to inform its 2026 Communications Marketplace Report to Congress. The biennial report, required under the RAY BAUM’S Act of 2018, assesses the state of competition across voice, video, audio, and data services. [...]
By Scott Nover, washingtonpost.com, 3-31-26 A federal judge in Washington struck down part of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting funding for NPR and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on March 31, ruling that it was unconstitutional retaliation that violated their press freedom rights under the First Amendment. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss, a Barack [...]
By Elizabeth Schulze and Mason Leib, abcnews.com, 3-25-26 In a landmark decision March 25, a jury found Meta and YouTube negligent for designing apps that harmed kids and teens and failed to warn them about the dangers. The jury awarded compensatory damages in the amount of $3 million. The jury also found punitive damages [...]
By Julian Mark, washingtonpost.com, 3-25-26 The Supreme Court ruled March 25 that internet service providers are generally not responsible for the illegal distribution and downloading of music on their services, a blow to the music recording industry’s efforts to curb online piracy. The unanimous decision means that Cox Communications will probably not have to [...]
By InsideRadio.com, 3-27-26 The Federal Communications Commission has adopted another round of rule changes aimed at streamlining broadcast regulation, moving forward with most of the revisions proposed under Chairman Brendan Carr’s “Delete, Delete, Delete” initiative – while pulling back on one of the more closely watched proposals involving low-power FM application processing. Carr says the [...]