- Paramount/CBS settled its lawsuit with President Trump for $16 million. Last Fall, President Trump sued CBS for its supposed deceptive
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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 3, 2025 to June 6, 2025
Local Broadcast Ownership Rules – How Could Ownership Deregulation Play Out?
In many of the comments filed by broadcasters and their representatives in the FCC’s “Delete, Delete, Delete” docket, high on the list of rules suggested for deletion were the local broadcast ownership restrictions. Changes in these rules were also a subject high on the discussion list in Las Vegas at the recent NAB Convention. With all of the interest in changes to these rules, we thought that we should spend a little time looking at the possible routes by which FCC action on changes to the ownership rules could occur.
First, it should be noted that the local ownership rules are different from the national cap on television ownership which, as we recently wrote, the NAB has asked the FCC to abolish. A review of the 39% national audience cap was started in the Pai administration at the FCC (see our article here), and the NAB is seeking to revive and resolve that proceeding, arguing that national caps are no longer necessary given the competition from so many other national video services that are unrestrained by any ownership limitations.Continue Reading Local Broadcast Ownership Rules – How Could Ownership Deregulation Play Out?
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- The NAB and SoundExchange filed with the Copyright Royalty Board a proposed settlement of the pending litigation over the 2026-2030
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- The FCC released a Public Notice titled “In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete,” requesting public input on what FCC rules can
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- The FCC released a draft Notice of Inquiry to explore how the FCC can support industry efforts to develop new
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- The FCC’s Media Bureau asked for comments on a petition for rulemaking proposing the creation of a new class of
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- The FCC announced that March 18 is the effective date of the rules adopted in its December 2023 Report and Order
The Last Three Weeks in Regulation for Broadcasters: December 18, 2023 to January 5, 2024
Expecting quiet weeks, we took the holidays off from providing our weekly summary of regulatory actions of interest to broadcasters. But, during that period, there actually were many regulatory developments. Here are some of those developments, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your…