Controversial Super Bowl Political Ads on Local Stations – Why They Can’t Be Pulled

By |2022-02-14T11:19:09-06:00February 14th, 2022|Legal News|

Ads planned to run in yesterday’s Super Bowl by Republican candidates in primaries to select candidates for 2022 senate elections drew comments and controversy even before the game, with some calls to block the ads from the air.  Ads for a candidate in Pennsylvania used the “Let’s Go Brandon” language generally acknowledged to be an... Continue Reading…

Controversial Super Bowl Political Ads on Local Stations – Why They Can’t Be Pulled

By |2022-02-14T11:19:09-06:00February 14th, 2022|Legal News|

Ads planned to run in yesterday’s Super Bowl by Republican candidates in primaries to select candidates for 2022 senate elections drew comments and controversy even before the game, with some calls to block the ads from the air.  Ads for a candidate in Pennsylvania used the “Let’s Go Brandon” language generally acknowledged to be an... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: February 5, 2022 to February 11, 2022

By |2022-02-13T10:01:55-06:00February 13th, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. Global Music Rights (GMR) and the Radio Music Licensing Committee (RMLC) announced that enough broadcasters had agreed to GMR licensing... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 22, 2022 to January 28, 2022

By |2022-01-29T18:15:40-06:00January 29th, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC adopted two items of interest to broadcasters that were on the agenda for its January 27 Open Meeting.... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 22, 2022 to January 28, 2022

By |2022-01-29T18:15:40-06:00January 29th, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC adopted two items of interest to broadcasters that were on the agenda for its January 27 Open Meeting.... Continue Reading…

The Clock is Ticking Towards the Super Bowl:  2022 Update on Super Bowl Advertising and Promotions

By |2022-01-27T11:05:09-06:00January 27th, 2022|Legal News|

There was record viewership for the last-second victories in each of the 2022 NFC and AFC Divisional Round games.  Thus, the interest in this year’s Super Bowl game may be unprecedented and advertisers may want to take advantage.  For the last six years, I have posted guidelines about engaging in or accepting advertising or promotions... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 15, 2022 to January 21, 2022

By |2022-01-23T09:50:57-06:00January 23rd, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC issued a Public Notice urging all communications companies to take steps to ensure the security of their facilities... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 15, 2022 to January 21, 2022

By |2022-01-23T09:50:57-06:00January 23rd, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC issued a Public Notice urging all communications companies to take steps to ensure the security of their facilities... Continue Reading…

Hot Topic for 2022: Tech Regulation

By |2022-01-19T10:56:46-06:00January 19th, 2022|Legal News|

My law firm partner, Jonathan Cohen, has been closely monitoring the developments in the regulation of social media and other big tech platforms by the current administration.  He offers these thoughts on likely areas of legislative and regulatory action in this area in the coming year.  Many nights, the last thing I do before falling... Continue Reading…

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