Chairman blogs that FCC will not be modifying “totality of the circumstances” test on his watch. In the long-running retransmission consent war pitting broadcasters against MVPDs, a major threat to the status quo has been averted: according to a blog posted on the FCC’s website by Chairman Tom Wheeler, the Commission has opted not to … Continue Reading
Here’s your chance to let the FCC know how to assess the “good faith” of parties to a retrans negotiation. While many (if not most) television licensees are likely trying to sift through the several hundreds of pages of FCC materials laying out the fast-approaching incentive auction process, it’s important not to lose sight of … Continue Reading
We now know when the rule changes ordered by Congress in STELAR will take effect.… Continue Reading
Don't be fooled by its meager five-page length and ostensibly limited scope: the Order will undoubtedly have far-reaching impact.… Continue Reading
The headline says it all.… Continue Reading
Christmas is coming early this year ... if, that is, you're a direct broadcast satellite (DBS), cable or other MVPD operator, or a low power TV licensee.… Continue Reading
All you STELA watchers who have been waiting on tenterhooks for more than six months can now breathe easy: the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved Section 73.686(e).… Continue Reading
The last piece of the STELA constellation of rule changes is out for Paperwork Reduction Act comments before heading to OMB. This one involves the procedures for measuring the field strength of digital television signals.… Continue Reading
The effective date of most of the recent revisions to the Commission's procedures for measuring DTV signal strength has been established.… Continue Reading
The effective date for the STELA-induced changes to the method for predicting DTV signal strength at particular locations has been set, as have comment deadlines relative to some aspects of that changed methodology.… Continue Reading
Deadlines for comments and reply comments have been set in the STELA-induced "In-State Broadcast Programming Report" inquiry.… Continue Reading
The effective date of the new STELA-induced "significantly viewed" rules has been established.… Continue Reading
Just in time to meet its Congressionally-imposed deadline, the Commission has released three orders and a public notice affecting satellite carriage of local TV signals, as required by STELA.… Continue Reading
Hey, STELA!!! Thanks to the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA), the FCC has released two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) addressing distinct aspects of satellite carriage, within a DMA, of broadcast signals from outside that DMA.… Continue Reading
