Tag: FCC
US: FCC mulls ending merger ban on “Big Four” broadcast networks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted Wednesday, December 12, to review media ownership rules and potentially overturn one preventing the four major broadcast networks...
US: Altice and Dish want intervention on T-Mobile-Sprint deal
US cable TV provider Altice USA called for regulators to intervene in the proposed merger between T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp, in a...
US: FCC Chair received White House call over Sinclair-Tribune deal
President Donald Trump’s top White House lawyer called Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai in July to ask about the agency’s decision to...
US: FCC: “Court made error in approval of AT&T/Time Warner merger”
The Department of Justice's (DOJ) attempt to reverse the AT&T/Time Warner merger received some help on Monday, August 13, from an unexpected source: the...
US: Court blocks FCC tribal lands
An appeals court on Friday, August 10, blocked the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) plan to cut a broadband subsidy in tribal regions.
If the cut...
After Sinclair-Tribune Falls Apart, How Do You Model A Media Merger?
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After Sinclair-Tribune Falls Apart, How Do You Model A Media Merger?
By Howard Homonoff
This week saw the formal announcement of the end of the...
US: Tribune ends US$3.9b takeover, sues Sinclair
Tribune Media announced Thursday, August 9, that it would terminate its proposed merger with Sinclair Broadcast Group, while announcing a US$1 billion lawsuit against...
Delrahim: “Don’t Stop Believing” in the music decrees
Delrahim: "Don't Stop Believing" in the music decrees
By Gus Hurwitz
Almost fifty years ago the Rolling Stones sang that iconic line: “you can’t always get...
US: FCC names Chief Economist
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Ajit Pai has named Babette Boliek to be the FCC chief economist. Boliek is a law professor and the...
US: FCC requests public comments and data concerning audio competition
On Monday, July 23, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published an invitation for public comments on audio competition.
The FCC specifically requested comments on the...