Terse provision slides through as part of massive annual appropriations act TV Joint Sales Agreements (JSAs) have been given a new lease on life, thanks to Congress and the President. Back in 2014, the FCC declared certain JSAs to be “attributable interests” and therefore subject to unwinding by June, 2016. But now compliance with that … Continue Reading
Just like clockwork, OMB has given the FCC the official thumbs up to require the filing of TV JSAs that create attributable interests.… Continue Reading
In case there was any doubt in your mind, the Media Bureau has now officially confirmed the effective date of the new JSA attribution rules.… Continue Reading
What with the Federal Register publication of the new retrans consent restrictions, you had to know that the new limits on TV joint sales agreements couldn't be far behind.… Continue Reading
The full text of the FCC's order imposing new limits on joint sales arrangements between TV stations in the same market has been released.… Continue Reading
The Commission's rulebook is largely silent about what flies and what doesn't fly when it comes to SSAs and JSAs. Good thing the Commission's processing staff isn't.… Continue Reading
The Media Bureau has approved a multi-level operating arrangement permitting two television stations in the same DMA to merge aspects of their operations in ways which bump up against - but apparently don't violate - the Commission's duopoly rule.… Continue Reading