Rockefeller concerned about TV mergers
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) is urging the Federal Communications Commission to take a hard look at the business deals between TV stations.FCC rules limit the number of...
View ArticleFCC drops plan to loosen media ownership rules
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has withdrawn a proposal to loosen media ownership restrictions, an agency official said Tuesday.The proposal was first put forward more than a...
View ArticleOVERNIGHT TECH: FCC ownership rules under microscope
THE LEDE: House lawmakers on Wednesday will question the value of existing regulations on ownership of media companies.The House Energy and Commerce Communications subcommittee will hear from a handful...
View ArticleOvernight Tech: House to probe media ownership rules
LEDE: The House Energy and Commerce Committee is moving on from the frenzy of the Pope's visit quickly, with the Communications and Technology subcommittee calling a hearing Friday to look at media...
View ArticleFCC to vote on rolling back media ownership rules
The FCC will be voting to roll back prohibitions against common ownership of a newspaper and broadcast station in the same area, the chairman said Wednesday.FCC Chairman Ajit Pai made the revelation...
View ArticleCourt strikes down FCC media ownership rules
A federal appeals court struck down an effort by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to relax media ownership rules. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the FCC move to end a...
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds FCC move to loosen media ownership rules
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a move by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to relax media ownership rules, handing down a unanimous ruling that favors large broadcasters.The decision...
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