With the appellate court decision this week that the Federal Communications Commission doesn’t have the jurisdiction to tell Comcast how to manage it’s ISP service, what’s the next step for the government. The Washington Post’s Post Tech column says three…
Now that the iPad has hit stores, Apple is getting ready to announce its new operationg system for it’s popular iPhone tomorrow, Thursday, April 8, according to multiple stories in the press. Peter Kafka at All Things Digital is saying…
A Washington D.C. Appeals court vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s ruling against Comcast, saying the FCC didn’t explicitly prove its authority to make such a decision regarding Comcast’s network management, B&C reports. The FCC originally sought to take action against…
The National Association of Broadcasters has asked the FCC for a 30-day extension to make comments on a petition to revise its retransmission consent rules, B&C reports. The extra time would would extend the comment period until May 18 and…
TV stations not affiiated with NBC are worried that if the Comcast-NBCU deal goes through they may not be treated fairly by Comcast. For example, the CBS affiliate board, in a memo obtained by our friend Harry Jessell at TVNewsCheck, says…
Sinclair Broadcast Group has signed a new affiliation agreement with ABC Network covering nine television stations, and as part of the deal Sinclair acknowledged that the agreement includes a license fee, based in part on retransmission consent revenue, MediaWeek reports. According…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, at a House Communications & Internet Subcommittee hearing on the FCC’s broadband plan, was vague when asked whether broadcasters would be forced to give up spectrum if voluntary measures didn’t work, B&C reports. Genachowski…
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals vacated its stay of the media ownership rules, which means a temporary loosening of the rules governing newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership, reports B&C. The court said briefs will begin May 17. According to the article, "In…
Federal Communications Commissioner Julius Genachowski will give a keynote speech at the National Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention in Las Vegas in April, B&C reports. The speech will be of key interest to broadcasters in light of the FCC’s recently…
The Federal Communications Commission has called for public opinion on the propposed Comcast-NBC Universal deal, B&C reports. Says the report, "That public, which will include plenty of industry and activist group reps, have until May 3 to weigh in with…