Jonathan Adelstein, commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, criticized former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin for the regulator’s taking more than 200 days to approve Time Warner Cable’s spinoff from Time Warner Inc., Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing a C-SPAN interview….
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein says the agency is working on rules related to the next effort by broadcasters and television stations to switch over to all-digital broadcasts, Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing an interview with C-Span. With more than 1,000…
Jonathan Adelstein, commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, praised both cable companies and broadcasters for their efforts toward easing the transition to all-digital broadcasts, Multichannel News reports, citing an interview on C-SPAN. Broadcasters “care about their viewers” and “understand their…
Reps. Joe Barton, R-Texas, and Cliff Stearns, R.-Fla., ranking members of the House Energy & Commerce and Communications, Tech and Internet Subcommittee, have asked the FCC and NTIA to put analog-only homes at the top of the waiting list for…
The FCC and a representative of the House Energy & Commerce Committee denied that staffers of the FCC and House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., met last week about reviving the Fairness Doctrine, Broadcasting & Cable reports….
The Minority Media & Telecommunications Council has asked the FCC to extend the advertising nondiscrimination rule, which requires broadcasters to certify that their ad contracts don’t discriminate by race or gender, to cable, satellite and telecommunications companies, Multichannel News reports….
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller has named John Kerry as the leader of the new Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Among the issues Kerry will oversee in the role are the DTV transition, increasing broadband access,…
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., wants to add a net neutrality clause to President Barack Obama’s proposed economic stimulus package, the Register reports, citing Public Knowledge, a public interest group specializing in digital technology. Feinstein may try to add her…
The FCC has outlined new rules pertaining to the DTV switch in light of the approved delay to June 12, TelevisionWeek reports. Those stations that wish to proceed with the analog shutoff on Feb. 17 must let the FCC know…
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D.-Minn., said she expects the bill to delay the transition to digital television will pass in the House next week and will be quickly signed by the president, Multichannel News reports. In an interview on C-SPAN, Klobuchar…