• As Les Moonves departs, sexual misconduct allegations raise wider questions about CBS culture

    As Les Moonves departs, sexual misconduct allegations raise wider questions about CBS culture

    Sep 10, 2018 10:40 PM EST

    ... investigate not only the charges against Mr. Moonves, but the culture at CBS, CBS News, and all of CBS Corp. Amna Nawaz: There was an FCC filing yesterday by CBS as part of another agreement I want to ask you about in a moment. But my reading of it is ...

  • $3.9 billion buyout of Tribune by Sinclair ends in acrimony

    $3.9 billion buyout of Tribune by Sinclair ends in acrimony

    Aug 09, 2018 05:42 PM EST

    ... Thursday in a prepared statement that the Tribune lawsuit is "entirely without merit." "We unequivocally stand by our position that we did not mislead the FCC with respect to the transaction or act in any way other than with complete candor and transparency," said CEO Chris Ripley. Free media advocacy ...

  • Sinclair, Tribune in talks to overcome regulatory hurdles

    Sinclair, Tribune in talks to overcome regulatory hurdles

    Aug 08, 2018 06:07 PM EST

    ... include KTLA in Los Angeles and WPIX in New York. If the companies remain in talks, they will face a lengthy hearing process with the FCC. In the past, just the prospect of that has dissuaded companies from continuing with merger plans. The last deal an FCC hearing blocked was ...

  • Where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh stands on key business issues

    Where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh stands on key business issues

    Jul 10, 2018 06:04 PM EST

    Kavanaugh weighed in on the issue in a 2017 case. In a dissenting opinion, he said the FCC had overstepped its authority because Congress has not passed a net neutrality law. But Kavanaugh went further in his dissent, saying the net neutrality rule violated the First Amendment, which he wrote ...

  • 'Net neutrality' is ending. Here's how your internet use could change

    'Net neutrality' is ending. Here's how your internet use could change

    Jun 11, 2018 10:57 PM EST

    ... likely to drop these self-imposed restrictions; they will just wait until people aren't paying a lot of attention, said Marc Martin, a former FCC staffer who is now chairman of communications practice at the law firm Perkins Coie. Any changes now, while the spotlight is on net neutrality ...

  • Democrats hope net neutrality issue will win votes this fall

    Democrats hope net neutrality issue will win votes this fall

    May 17, 2018 03:06 PM EST

    ... interfering with internet traffic and favoring their own sites and apps. Critics, including the Trump administration, said overregulation was stifling innovation, and they backed the FCC's move, which is still set to take effect next month. Markey said net neutrality has worked for the smallest voices and the largest ...

  • News Wrap: Gina Haspel nomination for CIA advances to full Senate vote

    News Wrap: Gina Haspel nomination for CIA advances to full Senate vote

    May 16, 2018 10:45 PM EST

    ... neutrality rules today. Three Republicans joined Democrats to pass the measure, reviving the Obama era policy aimed at maintaining equal access to the Internet. The FCC under President Trump has rolled back those protections, saying they hamper innovation. The vote was largely symbolic, as the bill is expected to stall ...

  • Sprint, T-Mobile try to sell antitrust regulators on $26.5 billion deal

    Sprint, T-Mobile try to sell antitrust regulators on $26.5 billion deal

    Apr 30, 2018 04:36 PM EST

    ... what analysts said was a disagreement over control of the combined company. The deal will have to be reviewed by the Justice Department and the FCC. National carriers had not been able to get a deal through under President Barack Obama. But the FCC in September deemed the wireless market ...

  • Homeland Security discovers possible phone spying in Washington, D.C.

    Homeland Security discovers possible phone spying in Washington, D.C.

    Apr 03, 2018 06:27 PM EST

    ... of Columbia, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. After the 2014 news reports about Stingrays in Washington, Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla, wrote the FCC in alarm. In a reply, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler said the agency had created a task force to combat illicit and unauthorized us e ...

  • Viral video raises worry over Sinclair's political messaging inside local news

    Viral video raises worry over Sinclair's political messaging inside local news

    Apr 02, 2018 10:30 PM EST

    ... to CNN and even more fake NBC, which is a total joke." Meanwhile, Sinclair's bid to buy Tribune, and thus expand its reach dramatically in local news, is awaiting approval from the Justice Department and the FCC. For the PBS NewsHour, I'm William Brangham in Washington, D.C.