FCC Chairman Says ABC License Move “Unrelated” to Jimmy Kimmel: “They Were Playing Rope a Dope”

FCC Chairman Says ABC License Move “Unrelated” to Jimmy Kimmel: “They Were Playing Rope a Dope”

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said Thursday that the commission’s move to call in Disney‘s broadcast licenses for an early renewal was not related to President Trump’s call for ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel to be fired. Instead, Carr said that the decision was sparked by an investigation launched over a year ago…

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Brendan Carr Says FCC Has Initiated “Enforcement Proceedings” Over ‘The View’ Equal Time Rules

Brendan Carr Says FCC Has Initiated “Enforcement Proceedings” Over ‘The View’ Equal Time Rules

FCC chair Brendan Carr confirmed Wednesday that the commission has started enforcement proceedings that will look into The View‘s alleged violations of political equal time rules. “Disney has a program called The View. And they’ve been asserting the position that The View is what is known as ‘bona fide news’ in the statute,” Carr said…

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#Bill to reform FCC satellite licensing unexpectedly fails to pass in House vote

#Bill to reform FCC satellite licensing unexpectedly fails to pass in House vote

A bipartisan bill to reform the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) process for licensing satellite systems unexpectedly failed to pass in the House on Tuesday after some lawmakers argued that the measure would grant the agency too much authority. The House considered the legislation — titled the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act — under suspension of the rules, a fast-track…

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#TikTok tells ad buyers it may move out of China

#TikTok tells ad buyers it may move out of China

“TikTok tells ad buyers it may move out of China” TikTok has been quietly telling advertisers it is exploring a possible move out of China and may even consider a spinoff from its Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance, The Post has learned. TikTok is signaling to ad buyers it could make the move out of Beijing…

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