Cablevision will try to convince the Supreme Court to take on the FCC’s must-carry policies, Multichannel News reports. The cable operator lost on the issue in the Second Circuit, which upheld the FCC’s ruling that Cablevision was obligated to carry…
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals set Jan. 13 as the date for oral arguments in Fox vs. the FCC, one of the attorneys involved in the case told B&C. Each side will get 22 minutes for argument in the…
Iowa Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley asked the FCC to intervene to make sure his constituents can see the Orange Bowl college football game on Jan. 5, which will feature the Iowa Hawkeyes and Georgia Tech, Multichannel News reports. In a…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has brought in an advisor on spectrum and First Amendment issues, reports Harry Jessell at TVNewsCheck.com. Stuart Benjamin, a Duke law professor on sabbatical, will serve as as a "distinguished scholar in residence" at the Commission. Benjamin…
Comcast chief executive Brian Roberts and NBC Universal chief executive Jeff Zucker met with the FCC officials who will play a role in approving Comcast’s purchase of majority control of NBCU, the Washington Post reports. Roberts said the meetings were…
FCC Commissioner Michael Copps opened the second of the commission’s three media ownership hearings this week by criticizing broadcasters for "mind-numbing ‘monoprogramming’,” making newsroom cuts, and continuing to consolidate, B&C reports. If those trends aren’t stopped, B&C quotes him as…