Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski told the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday that the FCC would revisit its rules governing children’s TV, Multichannel News reported. These are the rules that, among other things, require "broadcasters to air three hours per week of educational…
It appears that Gray Television has come out on top to manage 10 Young Broadcasting stations, TVNewsday reports. In a bankruptcy filing early Wednesday, Gray will be managing the Young stations stations on behalf of the secured lenders that will…
The Senate Commerce Committee approved the nominations of Mignon Clyburn (Democrat) and Meredith Attwell Baker (Republican) to be FCC commissioners, Multichannel News says. The nominations now move on to a full Senate vote, which could come later this week. –Elizabeth…
The Senate will vote next Tuesday on the nominations to FCC commissioner of Democrat Mignon Clyburn and Republican Meredith Attwell Baker, Broadcasting & Cable says. The two are expected to be confirmed. –Elizabeth Jensen
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller slated a hearing on children’s TV for next week, after saying that he remains concerned about TV content and kids, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The July 22 hearing is titled “Rethinking the Children’s Television…
Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Attwell Baker answered questions from Senators Wednesday during their nomination hearing for the two remaining vacancies on the Federal Communications Commission, Multichannel News reports.. Clyburn said she would be consumer- and public-interest focused, called for high-speed and affordable…
The group Little People of America is asking the FCC to ban use of the word “midget,” on broadcast television, equating the term to racial slurs, the Associated Press says. An episode of NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice,” which the group called…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has announced the members who will make up his staff. Edward P. Lazarus will serve as chief of staff. He joins the FCC from Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, where he was co-head…
Larry Strickling received full Senate approval for his nomination as assistant secretary of Commerce for communications and information, in charge of the National Telecommunications & Information Administration, which advises the White House on communications policy, Broadcasting & Cable says. Meanwhile,…