Tag Archives: NBCUniversal

This Should Get Your Attention III: iHeart Whacked for $1 Million for Misuse of EAS Tones

By Harry Cole on May 19, 2015 Posted in Cable, Media

A one-time only broadcast leads to a "multi-state cascade" of false alarms ... and a big penalty… Continue Reading

Intern-al Affairs III: The Interns Are Learning – and That May be Bad for You

By FHH Law on April 16, 2015 Posted in Cable, Media

Reminder: You should think hard about whether you need to pay summer interns instead of claiming that their "compensation" consists solely of school credit.… Continue Reading

“There Is a Warning on that One, OK?”

By FHH Law on March 8, 2014 Posted in Cable, Media

Hot on the heels of a $1.9 million fine for use of EAS tones in a movie ad, a report of a similar EAS-laden ad (supposedly for charcoal) is making the rounds.… Continue Reading

This Should Get Your Attention II: Nearly $2 Million in Fines to Three Cable Companies for Fake EAS Attention Signals

By Harry Cole on March 3, 2014 Posted in Cable, Media

An expensive reminder that if there's no emergency, you shouldn't be transmitting EAS tones.… Continue Reading