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FCC Considers Proposal To Lift 25% Cap On Indirect Foreign Investment In Broadcast Licensees

by Douglas Svor, Brian Weimer | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/25/2013

In August 2012, the Coalition for Broadcast Investment (“CBI”), a group comprising national broadcast networks, radio and television station licensees, and community and consumer organizations, filed a letter with the FCC...more

FCC Adopts Order Streamlining Its Foreign Ownership Review Policies

by Darren Abernethy, Benjamin Griffin, Howard Symons | Mintz Levin - Communications on 4/24/2013

Last week, the FCC adopted an Order to streamline its policies with respect to foreign ownership of common carrier radio station licensees (i.e., entities that provide fixed or mobile telecommunications service over networks...more

Legislative Update Report No. 2013-03 -- Feb 8, 2013 .

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 2/8/2013

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and Yukon....more

FCC Overhauls Experimental Licensing Rules

by John Dodge | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/6/2013

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced a significant overhaul of its experimental licensing rules designed to make it easier for higher education institutions, manufacturers and health care facilities...more

What The BLEEP? Coarse Language In Radio Broadcasts

by Bob Tarantino | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 2/1/2013

As Eric Alper recently pointed out on Twitter, A$AP Rocky's song "F**kin Problems" is the latest in a string of songs that have the word "f**k" (or some variation thereof) in their title to reach the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot...more

Bringing CASL into Focus - Recent Efforts to Clarify Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation

by J. Sébastien A. Gittens, Martin P.J. Kratz Q.C. | Bennett Jones LLP on 1/25/2013

Industry Canada and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) have received numerous stakeholder submissions and inquiries in relation to Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) and its two...more

Broadcast Station Reminder: Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists and Children’s TV Programming Reports Due Jan. 10, 2013—TV Stations to...

by David M. Silverman | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/20/2012

By Jan. 10, 2013, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license, and the programs aired during October, November...more

Paul Watler's Perspective: Political Ads on Public Broadcast Stations

by Paul C. Watler | Jackson Walker on 12/14/2012

Does Congress have constitutional authority to ban paid political advertising from public broadcast stations? Ad-weary viewers may learn the answer just in time for the next presidential election. ...more

The Royal Phone-Hoax: The Canadian Context

by Stephen Zolf | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 12/12/2012

Worldwide media coverage of the hoax call made last week by Syndey radio co-hosts to the London hospital continues. Pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles, co-hosts Mel Greig and Michael Christian of the morning show...more

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