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Alabama Job Opening! WVUA 23 Digital Content Manager
WVUA 23 Digital Content Manager Job Posting Closing Dec 4 at 22:55 Apply at this link: https://careers.ua.edu/jobs/wvua-23-digital-content-manager-520694-tuscaloosa-alabama-united-states Pay Grade/Pay Range: 58 Monthly (exempt): - Minimum - $ 42,140.80 Midpoint - $ 61,110.40 Department/Organization: 207551 - WVUA [...]
WDEF-TV General Manager Phillip “Phil” Cox has announced that he plans to retire December, 31st after a 54 year media career.
WDEF-TV General Manager Phillip “Phil” Cox has announced that he plans to retire December, 31st after a 54 year media career. Cox has spent the last 17 years in Chattanooga with the CBS affiliated station [...]
SHAWN FORT NAMED GENERAL MANAGER FOR CROMWELL MEDIA/NASHVILLE
SHAWN FORT NAMED GENERAL MANAGER FOR CROMWELL MEDIA/NASHVILLE Cromwell Media/Nashville Director of Sales Shawn Fort has been named General Manager effective June 15. He succeeds VP/Market Manager Dennis Gwiazdon who transitions to an advisory role [...]
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of TAB board member and former Board Chairman Jeff Shaw.
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of TAB board member and former Board Chairman Jeff Shaw. Jeff passed away from a massive heart attack early Saturday morning. Jeff was a tremendous [...]
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11 States Now Have Laws Limiting Artificial Intelligence, Deep Fakes, and Synthetic Media in Political Advertising – Looking at the Issues
Artificial Intelligence was the talk of the NAB Convention last week. Seemingly, not a session took place without some discussion of the impact of AI. One area that we have written about many times is the impact of AI on political advertising. Legislative consideration of that issue has exploded in the first quarter of 2024,... Continue Reading…
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 15, 2024 to April 19, 2024
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from this past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. On our Broadcast Law Blog, we discussed the FCC’s regulations on how broadcasters conduct on-air contests, and the importance that... Continue Reading…
Broadcast Station Contest Rules Aren’t Just for Contestants, They Apply to the Stations, Too!
The FCC recently released a Notice of Apparent Liability (“NAL”) for a forfeiture of $8,000 that should be a cautionary tale for other broadcast licensees that conduct contests for listeners or viewers. This fine arose out of the station’s failure to conduct a contest in accordance with its announced terms, and specifically to make payment...… Continue Reading
FCC Proposes $8000 Fine for Failure to Award $396 Prize Within Time Period Set Out in the Contest Rules
Last week, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau issued a Notice of Apparent Liability proposing an $8000 fine on a Los Angeles radio broadcaster that did not award a contest prize until over a year after the contest rules called for the prize to be delivered. The contest rules called for the prize to be awarded within... Continue Reading…