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News Corp.’s U.S. Broadcast TV Licenses Considered Safe Despite U.K. Hacking Scandal, But Lawmakers Are ‘Keeping an Eye’ on the Company

The widening U.K. phone-hacking scandal involving News Corp.-owned tabloid News of the World — and possibly extending to other News Corp. publications — isn’t likely to result in a push by U.S. regulators to revoke any of the company’s 27…

Comcast Discriminated Against Tennis Channel, Says FCC Arm

The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau is recommending that Comcast be required to carry Tennis Channel on a "widely viewed" tier and that the cable operator receive the maximum fine, reports B&C. The recommendations represent the bureau’s opinion on a complaint following…

NBC Pressured to Pull the Plug on ‘Playboy Club’

NBC is being pressured to pull "The Playboy Club" before it airs next season, with advocacy groups setting up advertiser boycotts and other actions in an effort to keep the show off the air, reports FoxNews.com. The nonprofit group Morality…

FCC’s Expletives and Nudity Rules to Go Back Before Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court will revisit a First Amendment battle over broadcast indecency, reviewing appeals court rulings that threw out FCC rules against fleeting expletives and brief nudity, the Associated Press reports. “The justices said Monday they will review appeals…

FTC Investigating Google

The Federal Trade Commission confirmed Friday that it is investigating Google, but the agency would not give the reason, Multichannel News reports. The announcement came after Google itself reported on its policy blog that the FTC had launched a review…

What the (Bleep) Is Up With All the (Bleeping) Bleeps on Network TV?

If you think there’s a lot more bleeping going on in television lately, it’s not your imagination, reports the Los Angeles Times‘ Melissa Maerz. The F-word was bleeped or muted 276 times during 2010, compared with just 11 times in…

Cablevision Speaking Out of Both Sides of Its Mouth: It Wants What It Won’t Give

As is usually the case, company executives say what’s in their company’s best interest, despite the fact it may be at odds with other things they say. Case in point–the cable operator Cablevision. As TVWeek Open Mic blogger–and public relations guru–Arthur Sando…

Marketer Pulls Ads From Raunchy Anti-Gay Talk Show as Stations Drop Program

Amid a campaign by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and the National Hispanic Media Coalition, AT&T has dropped advertising from the talk show "Jose Luis Sin Censura," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Two stations–WSVN-TV in Miami and KCTU-TV…

Comcast Accused of Failing to Follow Through on Promise Regarding Alignment of Cable Channels

Bloomberg LP is accusing Comcast of not fulfilling a promise it made during the Federal Communications Commission’s approval process for its merger with NBCUniversal, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Bloomberg is threatening to complain to the FCC…

Cablevision Petitions FCC for Retrans Reform

Cablevision is pushing for measures that will help keep down retransmission costs, and has filed a set of proposals with the FCC that seeks to change the rules, MediaPost reported. The current system has led to rising retrans costs, difficult negotiations…