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December Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Biennial Ownership Reports, Annual EEO Public File Reports, LPFM Filing Window, LUC Political Windows for 2024 Election, and More

By |2023-11-29T08:58:14-06:00November 29th, 2023|Legal News|

Even with the holidays upon us, regulation never stops.  There are numerous regulatory dates in December to which broadcasters need to keep in mind.  Furthermore, as the 2024 presidential campaign is already underway, there are political advertising deadlines to watch out for.  Here are some of the upcoming deadlines: December 1 is the filing deadline... Continue Reading…

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  November 6 to November 10, 2023

By |2023-11-12T08:53:30-06:00November 12th, 2023|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. Looking ahead, as Congress still has not passed budget bills for the fiscal year that started on October 1, and... Continue Reading…

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Meta to Require Labeling of Digitally Altered Political Ads (Including Those Generated By AI) – Looking at the Rules that Apply to Various Media Platforms Limiting Such Policies on Broadcast and Cable

By |2023-11-09T21:52:05-06:00November 9th, 2023|Legal News|

Facebook parent Meta announced this week that it will require labeling on ads using artificial intelligence or other digital tools regarding elections and political and social issues. Earlier this week, we wrote about the issues that AI in political ads pose for media companies and about some of the governmental regulations that are being considered... Continue Reading…

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Artificial Intelligence in Political Ads – Media Companies Beware

By |2023-11-06T10:29:34-06:00November 6th, 2023|Legal News|

In the Washington Post last weekend, an op-ed article suggested that political candidates should voluntarily renounce the use of artificial intelligence in their campaigns.  The article seemed to be looking for candidates to take the actions that governments have largely thus far declined to mandate.  As we wrote back in July, despite calls from some... Continue Reading…

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 30 to November 3, 2023

By |2023-11-05T08:16:40-06:00November 5th, 2023|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. Last Monday was the 85th anniversary of the radio broadcast of the Orson Welles production of The War of the... Continue Reading…

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Broadcaster’s Legal Considerations for Early Season Political Ads

By |2023-09-22T10:06:47-05:00September 22nd, 2023|Legal News|

With the 2024 election looming, broadcasters are already receiving requests for political advertising time, from PACs and other issue groups, and from both established candidates and newcomers eager to make an early splash to enhance their public standing.  Some of these potential buyers advance unique policy positions and, sometimes, unusual ad buying strategies.  How are... Continue Reading…

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And Then There Were Five – Senate Approves Anna Gomez as Fifth FCC Commissioner – What Broadcast Issues Could a Full FCC Consider? 

By |2023-09-08T10:41:35-05:00September 8th, 2023|Legal News|

The Senate this week approved Anna Gomez for the open Democratic FCC seat that has been vacant since the start of the Biden Administration.  As we wrote in May when the President first nominated her, Gomez is experienced in government circles, having worked at NTIA (a Department of Commerce agency dealing with federal spectrum use... Continue Reading…

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