Super Tuesday is less than two weeks away, Michael Bloomberg is spending a king’s ransom on political advertisements, and the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) is actively engaged in investigating stations’ compliance with the political file rules. Now is the time to make sure your station staff understands the FCC’s political file requirements and implements any … Continue Reading
On the eve of the 2018 mid-term elections, broadcasters will soon have to navigate the FCC’s rules on political broadcasting. To assist with this, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth’s Dan Kirkpatrick, Frank Montero, and Scott Johnson, were joined by the FCC’s Bobby Baker and Gary Schonman to present, in collaboration with the Colorado Broadcasters Association, a webinar on … Continue Reading
Broadcasters facing a down advertising market have reason to cheer: the Supreme Court has struck down a ban on corporate spending for political advertising.… Continue Reading
In two terse-to-the-point-of-cryptic orders, the Supreme Court closed out its most recent term by sending important signals about (a) the future of election laws as they pertain to advertising and (b) the application of copyright law to new technologies.… Continue Reading