Broadcasting&Cable
Vice President Pence Echos Trump Media Marginalization (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Sun, 03/03/2019 - 20:05A Federal Data Privacy Framework?
The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing a federal data privacy law -- and displayed the same political divide that appeared in a House hearing earlier in the week. Republicans and industry witnesses warned against a "patchwork" of potentially
House Privacy Hearing Shows Representatives United on Privacy, Divided on Details
The House Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing on privacy showcased both the bipartisan call for federal legislation and the reason a bipartisan bill will be no slam dunk.
Charter: FCC should auction midband satellite spectrum, rather than C-Band alliance's proposal of 'backroom deals' (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 11:20GOP House Commerce Leaders Urge Bipartisan Engagement on Net Neutrality Bills
House Commerce Committee Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH), and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Ranking Member Cath McMorris Rogers (R-WA) wrote to Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pal
2019 Appropriations Bill Directs FCC to Review TV Ratings System and Report Back in 90 Days (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 02/21/2019 - 13:16Congress Directs FCC to Review TV Market Modification Petitions
The recently passed 2019 Appropriations bill (the bill that avoided a second government shutdown) was a massive tome that included directing the Federal Communications Commission to provide a "full analysis" of its treatment of market modification