Television Broadcast Stations

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

Pilfered Funds & The FCC’s Online Political Public File Rule: The Law Of Unintended Consequences

by Jim Kahl, Gregg Skall | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 3/15/2013

In recent months, a number of media buyers have had funds stolen from their bank accounts. Even after repeatedly opening and closing accounts to stop the theft, tens of thousands of dollars have been diverted to accounts...more

The Terms [Of Trade] They Are A-Changin' (?)

by Stephen Zolf | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 3/7/2013

Barely two years after the ink dried on the Terms of Trade Agreement entered into between Canada's five largest broadcasters and independent television producers, Canadian broadcasters have signaled that they want to...more

Judge Dismisses "Fun Center" Defamation Lawsuit

by Cheryl Ann Feeley | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/31/2013

A Tallahassee, Fla., trial court has thrown out a defamation suit against a television station, filed by an amusement center concerning reports about a police investigation....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

2012 Media Year in Review Media Law Bulletin - January 2013

by John Stephens | Sedgwick LLP on 1/23/2013

Now that 2013 has arrived, we look forward to a new year of media cases. However, in order to orient ourselves for 2013, it is important to stop and take a look back at some of the relevant entertainment and media cases of...more

End of the Dark Ages? Lawsuits Put Sports TV Blackout Rules to the Test

by Jeremy Lacks | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/4/2013

Could the New York Yankees sell the broadcasting rights to their games to cable companies and subscribers in Mississippi? Could a Los Angeles Kings fan living on the East Coast pay to watch a crucial, late-season game live...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

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