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Broadcast Law Blog
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 12, 2026 to January 16, 2026
By David Oxenford, Keenan Adamchak
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these…
Broadcast Law Blog
January 2026 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists, Children’s Television Programming Reporting, New Webcasting Royalties, Expansion of Audio Description Requirements, Comment Deadlines, Political Windows, and More
By David Oxenford, Keenan Adamchak
Today, we would normally publish our look back at the prior week’s regulatory activity of importance to broadcasters but, as we noted last week, we are taking this week off…
Comm Law Center
Audio Description Requirements Expand to Nielsen Television Designated Market Areas 111 to 120 on January 1
By Scott R. Flick, Elizabeth Craig
By Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig Beginning January 1, 2026, the FCC’s audio description requirements will expand to commercial television stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC in…
Truth on the Market
Affiliates vs Networks: The FCC’s Attempt to Rewind a Broken Tape
The Trump administration has had a mixed approach to date on reforming the broadcasting rules. On one hand, broadcast-ownership reforms have been a key issue this year for Republican appointees…
Michael Geist
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 252: Len St-Aubin on the CRTC’s Plan To Modernize Canadian Content Rules
The CRTC recently released its much anticipated decision on Canadian content rules, the first of two decisions that could reshape broadcasting and film/TV production in Canada. The Commission promoted its…
Broadcast Law Blog
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 24, 2025 to November 28, 2025
By David Oxenford, Keenan Adamchak
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these…
Comm Law Center
A Simulcast Sunset on the Horizon as FCC Adopts NextGen TV NPRM
By Jessica T. Nyman, Elizabeth Craig
By Jessica T. Nyman and Elizabeth Craig At today’s Open Meeting, the FCC unanimously adopted a Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to accelerate the transition to the ATSC…
Broadcast Law Blog
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 20, 2025 to October 24, 2025
By David Oxenford, Keenan Adamchak
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these…
Broadcast Law Blog
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 15, 2025 to September 19, 2025
By David Oxenford, Keenan Adamchak
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past weeks, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these…
Broadcast Law Blog
Annual Regulatory Fees Due by September 25 – FCC Releases Public Notices and Fact Sheets on Paying Those Fees
As we noted in our weekly summary of regulatory activity of interest to broadcasters, the FCC on Friday released a number of public notices and fact sheets providing details of…