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Broadcast Law Blog
This Week at the FCC for Broadcasters: May 30, 2020 to June 5, 2020
By David Oxenford, Adam Sandler
Here are some of the FCC regulatory and legal actions of the last week of significance to broadcasters — with a quick look at the week ahead— with links to…
MediaWrites
Broadcasting & OTT Part 2: Demographic Change, Micropayments and Piracy
We hope you enjoy our second podcast below, which focuses on what seismic demographic change might mean for the content industry: demographic change, micropayments and piracy for broadcasters. The team…
Broadcast Law Blog
May Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – License Renewal Preparations, FCC Meeting, and Comments on the Communications Marketplace, Significant Viewing and FM Zonecasting
During most months, FCC procedures, rules and regulations, with their mostly predictable schedules and deadlines, give broadcasters a feeling of routine. In this time of stay-at-home orders, social distancing measures,…
Broadcast Law Blog
This Week at the FCC: April 18, 2020 to April 24, 2020
By David Oxenford, Adam Sandler
Trying to stay on top of regulatory developments for broadcasters is difficult even in normal times. There are always day-to-day obligations that distract from a focus on legal and regulatory…
Broadcast Law Blog
FCC Asked to Consider “Zonecasting” for FM Stations – Initial Comments Due May 4
In the last few weeks, both on the radio and TV side of the broadcasting house, significant actions have been taken to potentially expand the use of zoned broadcasting to…
Broadcast Law Blog
A Webinar on FCC Issues for Broadcasters During the Current Crisis – And One More FCC Action on Sponsorship Identification on Paid PSAs
In the last three weeks, we have written about actions that the FCC has taken to help broadcasters through the current crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus. The FCC appears…
Broadcast Law Blog
Essential Planning for Broadcasters Facing Coronavirus Restrictions on Access to Facilities and News Events
With more and more states, municipalities, and other authorities issuing shelter-in-place warnings or other restrictions on travel, and with more station facilities likely to be closed temporarily because of exposure…
CommLawBlog
FCC Invites Comment on Extending Deadline for Total Price Disclosure for MVPD Services
By FHH Law
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has invited comments as to whether it should grant a six-month extension of time for Multichannel Video Program Distributors (“MVPDs”) to comply with the “Right…
Broadcast Law Blog
FCC’s 2018 Abolition of Main Studio Rules Means Broadcast Studios Do Not Need to Be Open to the Public During Coronavirus Outbreak
We’ve heard that some broadcasters are worried about staffing their main studios and allowing the public to visit the studios in this period where the government and health authorities have…
Michael Geist
A CRTC Without the West: Why an MP Is Calling a Broadcast Panel Recommendation “Discriminatory” and Warning it Could Further Alienate Western Canada
The Broadcast and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel report calls for a massive overhaul of Canadian communications law including significant changes to the CRTC that even include a name change to…