Ira Teinowitz

Republican Scott Brown's win of a Massachusetts Senate seat could turn out to be a boon for media companies, increasing spending on political advertising this year from the $2.8 billion originally expected.

The Federal Communications Commission is about to open a second front in its reassessment of the V-chip and of family-friendly programming -- including whether it is possible to have a single-content ratings system that can apply to movies, videogames, TV and cellphones.

The federal government is preparing an inquiry into the endangered field of news and reporting -- and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz is dropping some broad hints about what will be in it.

A Q&A with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski.

Rep Rick Boucher (D-VA), Chairman of a House Communications Subcommittee, on Tuesday warned against too narrowly defining eligibility limits for grants in dispensing $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus money authorized by Congress.

While technology issues may sit at the top of the to-do list for Julius Genachowski, President Obama's nominee to lead the Federal Communications Commission, he may be compelled to delve into the world of television before the ink on his business cards dries.

Initial reports from some of the 421 stations that yesterday switched to digital TV signals suggest the most dire predictions about the transition may have been overblown. Some DTV issues are surfacing, however, with antenna and other problems arising.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will try to rescue the economy with an unprecedented $787 billion package of government spending and tax cuts. The bill includes $7.2 billion to expand broadband, with an emphasis on "unserved" and "underserved" communities such as rural areas.

The Federal Communications Commission late Wednesday rejected, at least temporarily, a quarter of the requests from the 491 TV stations that had asked to switch to digital-only signals on Feb.

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs may have raised tensions with cable news outlets, suggesting today that they have a view of the world that doesn't necessarily reflect real life.