The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals set a new briefing deadline in an appeal by ABC and its affiliates against the Federal Communications Commission’s $1 million-plus indecency fine for a 2003 episode of “NYPD Blue,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. The FCC ruled that the episode showed too much of a naked woman’s backside and side, which resulted in ABC paying a $1,237,500 fine in February, the newspaper says. The new briefing deadline of June 20 will give ABC and its affiliates more time to make their case, the newspaper notes.
—Vlada Gelman