More than three months after the transition to digital TV, many viewers still can’t receive certain stations, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The problem particularly affects UHF stations that moved their signals to VHF. Since the switch, at least 20 such…
Fox, in a brief to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, asked the court to examine the constitutional question of whether broadcasters "should be entitled to the same First Amendment protection as other media," B&C reports. The brief comes as…
More than five years after the event, the FCC said it wants to further investigate whether CBS’ indecency violation in the 2004 Super Bowl—in which Janet Jackson’s right breast was briefly exposed to the TV audience—was a “willful” act because…
The FCC logged 245,241 complaints in the first quarter, a 246% increase from the fourth quarter of 2008, with indecency complaints soaring in March, says B&C. The commission received 179,997 indecency complaints in March alone, up from a few hundred…
After the National Telecommunications & Information Association’s final DTV converter box coupons are redeemed, at least $139 million will remain in the program to return to the federal treasury, Broadcasting & Cable says. The amount of money left over will…
Conservative group Judicial Watch filed suit in federal court seeking to compel the FCC to turn over documents related to the DTV transition, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The group filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit trying to get documents…
AT&T filed a complaint with the FCC charging that Madison Square Garden-owner Cablevision is engaging in anti-competitive practices by blocking access to HD programming featuring its sports teams, Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing Reuters. Cablevision countered that AT&T subscribers already…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski tells Broadcasting & Cable that he still sees a need for broadcast content regulation. Genachowski said that, with millions still relying on over-the-air TV, "the core justifications for commission action in this area are…
The Federal Communications Comission is expected to dispatch engineers to some markets, including New York and Chicago, for a more in-depth examination of what is causing ongoing DTV reception problems, B&C reports. Some two to three dozen stations continue to…