In a court filing Wednesday, the FCC defended its conclusion that the "vulgar expletives" from Cher and Nicole Richie during a Fox broadcast in 2002 violated community broadcasting standards, B&C reports. The Supreme Court recently upheld the FCC’s decision to…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has chosen a "Survivor" winner to fill the post of deputy chief of the consumer and governmental affairs bureau, reports B&C. Yul Kwon, who was named to the post, was previouly employed at Google and the…
The FCC outlined the scope of its review of media ownership rules, and cross-ownership between broadcast/cable and newspaper companies is one area that is going to be up for examination, reports the Los Angeles Times. The FCC said it will…
Las Vegas station KVBC-TV asked the Federal Communications Commission to look into whether three of its competitors agreed to cover in their newscasts an auto dealership’s liquidation sale as part of an undisclosed ad buy, reports B&C. One of the…
"Saturday Night Live" did it again: just a week after new cast member Jenny Slate accidently used the F-word during a live sketch, guest artist Lady Gaga came out with the S-word during a musical performance, New York magazine reports. The show…
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski today announced some major staff appointments, including Catherine Seidel, chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, as deputy chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau, and John Branscombe, chief of the Spectrum and Competition Policy Division,…
The FCC’s Media Bureau will start its every-four-years review of media ownership rules in early November, with a series of workshops, reports B&C. The first workshop will invite input on how the FCC review should be conducted. Perspectives will be…
Jenny Slate, in her debut on “Saturday Night Live,” dropped an F-bomb. The show’s longtime executive producer, Lorne Michaels, feels terrible for her, but what worries him is the reaction of the Federal Communications Commission, Michaels told Tom Shales of…
Speaking Monday at the Brookings Institution, new FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski clarified his support for net neutrality, reports ComputerWorld. He also asserted his intention to codify and expand the Four Freedoms, extending them to all broadband connections, Wired.com reported. "(W)e cannot…