In a unanimous opinion, the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia called the FCC's decision to retain the rule "arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law," and said the agency would have to better justify why the audience cap needs ...
Media correspondent Terence Smith discusses the future of telecommunications with FCC Chairman Michael Powell.
With today's 3-1 decision, a company holding one of the four major broadcast networks -- ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox -- is now also allowed to own a smaller network such as UPN or WB. FCC officials said a rule against any of the four larger networks merging with each ...
... service to other providers over Time Warner's cable lines. The issue led to hours of debate today, but was not enough to derail the FCC's expected approval. FCC regulators also said the new company must not keep consumers from using an Internet service provider other than AOL, but ...
... of the Federal Communications Commission for comments about the suspension of late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel — Comer and Garcia brokered a bipartisan invitation for FCC Chair Brendan Carr to testify on a range of issues.But Comer, a close Trump ally, also called Garcia "a real big drama queen ...
... Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel was temporarily removed from the air after conservatives complained about a joke he made after Kirk’s death and FCC Chair Brendan Carr suggested the government could punish ABC. “We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr told right-wing ...
... pointing” and attempts to characterize the alleged shooter as “anything other than one of them.” These remarks angered many supporters of Kirk — as well as FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who accused Kimmel of appearing to “directly mislead the American public” with his remarks about the man accused of the killing ...
... how we do. Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 million." The president's sentiments were echoed by the chairman of the FCC, Brendan Carr. Posting on X, Carr said: "Democrats just keep digging themselves a deeper and deeper hole on Kimmel. We need to keep empowering ...
Carr specifically criticized Kimmel for statements on ABC, saying the network should be held accountable and added what sounded like a dark warning coming from the head of the FCC: "We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” he said. He attempted to explain his comments on ...
... influence on the balance sheet for Disney. So that is a significant amount of power. Now, I would say, in terms of what leverage the FCC has over Disney in many ways, the most vulnerable media organizations are the ones with broadcast licenses, because that is where the FCC can ...
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