Gazing into the Crystal Ball at Legal and Policy Issues for Broadcasters in 2024 – Part II: What to Expect from the Courts and Agencies Other than the FCC

By |2024-01-04T11:31:08-06:00January 4th, 2024|Legal News|

Earlier this week, we covered the broadcast issues that the FCC may be facing in 2024.  But the FCC is just one of the many branches of government that regulates the activities of broadcasters.  There are numerous federal agencies, the Courts, Congress, and even state legislatures that all are active in adopting rules, making policies,... Continue Reading…

Senator Rand Paul Introduces Bill to Repeal Broadcast Ownership Limits and Allow Joint Negotiations with Big Tech Companies

By |2022-09-14T09:56:39-05:00September 14th, 2022|Legal News|

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has introduced a bill to repeal all broadcast ownership limitations including the radio and television local ownership rules (see the draft bill, the Local News and Broadcast Media Preservation Act, here, and the Senator’s press release, here).  As we have noted before (see, for instance, our article here), the FCC is... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 20, 2022 to August 26, 2022

By |2022-08-27T21:28:40-05:00August 27th, 2022|Legal News|

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 actions may affect your operations. Revisions to the pending Journalism Competition and Preservation Act were released to the public this week (revised draft bill). The... Continue Reading…

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