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Carr Says FCC's 2022 Quadrennial Review ‘Will Be Inspired' by Court Ruling Eliminating Some Ownership Rules
By George Winslow published
The ruling ‘makes clear the deregulatory intent that Congress had when it set the FCC down on this path of the quadrennial reviews,’ Carr says

Skydance to FCC: Paramount Will End DEI, Impose Controls to Ensure ‘Unbiased Journalism’
By George Winslow published
Business Chair Brendan Carr applauds promises to create an ombudsman for CBS News; Democrat Anna Gomez says New Paramount will ‘cowardly capitulate’ to ‘agency's ideological demands’

FCC Settles Kidvid Cases With More Broadcasters
By George Winslow published
Agency has entered into consent decrees with broadcasters in a 2018 case

FCC Announces Busy Agenda for August Open Meeting
By George Winslow published
Aug. 7 meeting will include votes on such topics as EAS, disaster reporting, deleting obsolete broadcast regs and the buildout of advanced telecommunications capabilities

CTA Blasts Pearl TV’s ‘Conflict of Interest’ Claims on NextGen TV Tuner Mandates
By George Winslow published
‘This is the NAB playbook: if consumers aren’t choosing your tech organically, demand the government make them,’ says CTA CEO Gary Shapiro

CPB Says Vote to Eliminate Federal Funding Will Force Many Public Stations to `Shut Down'
By George Winslow published
The epic battle over public media funding now moves back into the House and the courts, where the Trump administration has filed another lawsuit to remove CPB board members

FCC Chair Outlines Busy Summer Agenda That Includes Major EAS Vote
By George Winslow published
‘In three weeks, we will vote to begin a ground-up re-examination of the Emergency Alert Systems,’ Carr said

Pearl TV Tells FCC That CTA Members Are Trying to ‘Stifle Broadcast Innovation’
By George Winslow published
Broadcasters complained that TV set manufacturers are ‘incentivized’ to oppose ATSC 3.0 tuners because their FAST channels compete with broadcasters for ads and audiences
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