Three days before Christmas, the FCC delivered a little present for broadcasters: a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing changes to its media ownership rules. Welcome to Phase II of the 2010 Quadrennial Regulatory Review process.… Continue Reading
The American Association of Advertising Agencies has adopted a new "best practices" policy addressing "non-discrimination vendor policies and procedures". A couple of FCC Commissioners have given the new policy the enthusiastic thumbs-up -- but is the policy really what the Commission had in mind?… Continue Reading
Irony Alert! The Third Circuit recently took the FCC to task for failing to do more to promote minority and female broadcast ownership. The Court's decision has now led to the abrupt termination of a Commission policy intended to (wait for it) promote minority and female broadcast ownership.… Continue Reading
The Third Circuit has just given major elements of the FCC's 2008 cross-ownership and diversity decisions the big thumbs down, depositing them back at Square One.… Continue Reading
In an "Enforcement Advisory", the FCC has wagged a threatening finger at broadcasters relative to its nondiscrimination in advertising policy. But the Advisory still leaves questions unanswered. After three years, that's par for the course.… Continue Reading
Contrary to what it originally told OMB, the Commission has decided to go old school in its revised broadcast renewal application, at least with respect to the certification about non-discrimination in advertising.… Continue Reading
Revised versions of Forms 303-S and 317 have made it to the Office of Management and Budget, where interested parties have 30 days to chip in their two cents' worth on the revisions.… Continue Reading
With the next round of broadcast license renewals due in less than eight months, the FCC has announced plans to tweak its renewal application form (FCC Form 303-S).… Continue Reading
