Tag Archives: MVPD

Update: Revised “White Space” Rules To Take Effect June 18

The effective date of the recently-revised "white space" rules has now been set.… Continue Reading

The Quinquennial Question: Should the Ban on Exclusive Program Access Deals Stay or Go?

By Paul J. Feldman on April 22, 2012 Posted in Cable, Deadlines, Media

Hard to believe, but it's again time for the Commission to take a look at competition in the multichannel video programming distribution (MVPD) industry to determine whether the 20-year-old ban on certain exclusive program access deals is still necessary. The deadline for comments has now been set.… Continue Reading

FCC Adjusts “White Space” Rules

By FHH Law on April 8, 2012 Posted in Cable, Media, Unlicensed Operations and Emerging Technologies

All of these rules control only a limited deployment in Wilmington, NC. But with the rules approaching final form, and more databases coming on line, white space devices may finally take the big step from PowerPoint to reality.… Continue Reading

Update: Comment Deadlines Set In Retransmission Consent Rulemaking

By FHH Law on March 28, 2011 Posted in Cable, Deadlines, Intellectual Property, Media

Comment/reply comment deadlines have been set in the FCC's retransmission consent rulemaking proceeding.… Continue Reading

Revising Retrans: The Process Starts

By FHH Law on March 5, 2011 Posted in Cable, Intellectual Property, Media

The FCC has released the long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking kicking off its review of the thorny issue of retransmission consent.… Continue Reading

White Space Wite-Out®

By FHH Law on October 21, 2010 Posted in Cellular, Internet, Media, Unlicensed Operations and Emerging Technologies, Wireless

The FCC's recent order on white space devices had a few glitches, now fixed.… Continue Reading

A Closer Look At Some White Spaces Fine Print

By FHH Law on September 27, 2010 Posted in Cellular, Internet, Media, Unlicensed Operations and Emerging Technologies, Wireless

Poring over the fine print of the FCC's "white spaces" decision we wrote about last week, we have found two issues that merit the attention of TV broadcasters.… Continue Reading

Retransmission In Transition? – Comment Deadline Extended

By FHH Law on April 2, 2010 Posted in Cable, Deadlines, Media

The Media Bureau has extended the deadlines for comments and reply comments in the retransmission consent proceeding.… Continue Reading

Retransmission In Transition? – The FCC Seeks Input

By FHH Law on March 19, 2010 Posted in Cable, Deadlines, Media

The Media Bureau has invited comments on the petition filed March 9 proposing an overhaul of the retransmission consent process.… Continue Reading

Retransmission In Transition?

By FHH Law on March 12, 2010 Posted in Cable, Intellectual Property, Media

Wrapping itself in the mantle of the Consumer's Friend, Big Cable wants to change the retransmission consent process. Read about the recent petition for rulemaking here.… Continue Reading

DTV Public Outreach Outlined

By FHH Law on March 4, 2008 Posted in Deadlines, Media

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The Commission released an Order on Monday, March 3rd requiring broadcasters, MVPDs (i.e., cable, satellite), manufacturers and wireless service providers to commence specific public outreach initiatives to educate the public on DTV Transition matters. The Commission had released proposed rules in July, 2007, and has now taken steps to implement several of the proposed rules.

On the broadcast side, the Commission will require TV licensees to select one of three outreach programs. Each of the options includes a mix of Program Service Announcements (PSAs) and video crawls - all ...