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Broadcast Law Blog
August Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Renewals and EEO, and Comments on Multiple Ownership, Music Rights, New Class of FM, and Much More
Time flies, and more regulatory requirements and comment deadlines in regulatory proceedings are upon us in the month of August. The regular regulatory deadlines include license renewal for TV and…
ContractsProf Blog
Aereo Loses in Supreme Court and so do Consumers – for Now
By Myanna DellingerRecently, I blogged here on Aereo’s attempt to provide inexpensive TV programming to consumers by capturing and rebroadcasting cable TV operators’ products without paying the large fees charged…
CommLaw Monitor
On the Heels of Aereo, FCC Takes a Firm (and Expensive) Stance in Retransmission Consent Case
By Kelley Drye
Yesterday, the FCC issued a $2.25 million Forfeiture Order against TV Max Inc. (and its affiliates and subsidiaries) for “willfully and repeatedly” violating Section 325 of the Communications Act. The fine…
Media Law Prof Blog
South African Judge Rules That Part of Pistorius Trial May Be Broadcast Live
Mr. Justice Dustin Mlambo has ruled that part of the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius may be televised live, in order to address the public's questions about celebrity justice. The…
CommLawBlog
Ghost in the Machine?
By FHH Law
Like HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey, CDBS may be developing a mind of its own.
CommLawBlog
Update: Form 323 Deadline Extended
By FHH Law
It's official! The deadline for filing biennial Ownership Reports for commercial broadcast stations has been extended.
Media Law Prof Blog
Viva Miss Italia! But Not On State-Owned TV
The Italian state network, RAI, decided not to broadcast the Miss Italy (Miss Italia) contest this year, for the first time in 25 years. Noted Anna Maria Tarantola, President of…
Global Media and Communications Watch
French broadcasting authority says streaming service cannot retransmit public service channels under “must-carry” law
Distributors of television services in France have a must-carry obligation with regard to France's public service broadcasting channels, including the channels broadcast by France Télévisions. This must-carry obligation is coupled…
CommLawBlog
Mission Abstract Data Update: Broadcasters Eager to Have Digimedia Bring It On
By FHH Law
In a letter to the court, the broadcast defendants lay out a reasonably clear path forward - a path which takes them directly to No-Liability-Ville.
Media Law Prof Blog
The EU, the Council of Europe, and the Regulation of Broadcasting
Daithi Mac Sithigh, University of Edinburgh School of Law, has published Death of a Convention: Competition between the Council of Europe and European Union in the Regulation of Broadcasting, at…