FCC

The major Hollywood studios said that NextGen TV's DRM features will protect its members' content from piracy

Commissioner Gomez called the guidance `an escalation in this FCC’s ongoing campaign to censor and control speech'

NAB, Sinclair, Scripps, Cox, Nexstar, Fox and a coalition of network affiliates filed reply comments rebutting arguments against deregulation by pay TV groups, unions, public interest groups and some smaller broadcasters

The Commission “has a timely opportunity to move the transition from its current, limited implementation phase to a full, nationwide deployment that serves the public interest,” the NAB said in its latest filing

The filing blasts opponents as `wolves in sheep’s clothing” who `recycle hopelessly outdated arguments that are wrong on the law and wrong on policy”

Brendan Carr questioned about broadcast deregulation, spectrum and the First Amendment

Case could limit the regulator’s ability to impose fines and judgments without trying the cases in court

Revisions reflect a War Department determination that some models put on the banned Covered List in December do not violate national security

In a fireside chat at CES, Carr also said broadcasters who don’t like the public-interest standard could give up their licenses to become cable networks, YouTube channels or podcasters

Agency will vote on permitting new 6 GHz devices, foreign ownership rules and other issues