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. The annual Podcast Movement Convention took place this week in the DC area, so we highlighted on our Broadcast Law... Continue Reading…
This week, I spent some time at the Podcast Movement Annual Convention, this year held in the DC area. While the convention is always a good time to catch up with industry friends and to spot new trends (AI was, of course, a topic that was discussed on several panels as it is at virtually... Continue Reading…
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 obligation of EAS Participants, including broadcasters, to file their EAS Test Reporting... Continue Reading…
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from this week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. Continue Reading…
President Biden’s signing of the Continuing Resolution last week (see our discussion here) has kept the federal government open, with the FCC and FTC having money to stay open through March 8. So the FCC will be open and thus there are February regulatory dates to which broadcasters should be paying attention. February 1 is... Continue Reading…
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…
All media companies, including broadcasters, webcasters, podcasters and others, need to consider carefully their advertising production after the big penalties imposed on Google and iHeart for broadcast commercials where local DJs promoted the Pixel 4 phone. Promotions included statements that clearly implied that the announcers had used the phone, including statements that it was “my... Continue Reading…