FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 77World Cup Report-Part VII, with Mike Brown
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will host cybersecurity workshops for broadcasters and telecommunications carriers featuring speakers from the FCC, federal partners,...more
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Media Bureau (Bureau) is weighing in on the question of what political ads are entitled to lowest unit charge (LUC). In a March 30, 2025, Public Notice, the Bureau...more
Broadcasters’ next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ Public Inspection Files by April 10, 2026, reflecting information for the months of January, February, and March 2026....more
California AG Rob Bonta, leading a group of eight Democratic AGs, sued to block Nexstar’s acquisition of TEGNA, alleging the deal violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act by stifling broadcast competition....more
Directs federal agencies to preserve a dedicated national broadcast window for the Army-Navy Game by discouraging scheduling conflicts with College Football Playoff and other postseason games. Calls for coordination with...more
April 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and post...more
Incorporating everything from full-fiber broadband, blockbuster movies and local cable TV, the US telecommunications and media sector is a huge and fragmented industry, primed for consolidation. Indeed, the media and...more
The Federal Communications Commission is asking for public comments on developments in the sports broadcasting video marketplace, including the increasing shift of live sports from traditional broadcast and cable television...more
In a year highlighted by major sporting events like the Winter Olympics and the World Cup, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is coming off the bench and entering the sports broadcasting arena. On February 25,...more
The NCAA national men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will start on March 15, 2026 and conclude with the national championship games in early April...more
This extract was first published in The Rise of Women's Football: London Edition report, produced by The Rise of Women's Football in partnership with Hogan Lovells and GENSport. It is reprinted here with permission from The...more
Pursuant to Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, foreign entities are prohibited from holding more than an indirect 25% equity or voting interest in a U.S.-organized entity that controls a Federal...more
The layoffs hitting the Washington Post are significant and further shrank one of the nation’s largest, by journalist head count, text-focused media outlets. As an avid news consumer, and someone who lives in the D.C. area,...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) announced that it will hold its February Open Meeting on Wednesday, February 18 at 10:30 a.m. ET. Details on the four items expected to be considered at the Open...more
On January 29, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Report and Order (Order) codifying definitions and procedures that govern the disclosure and approval processes for foreign ownership of...more
February 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, and Oklahoma to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public...more
The FCC has issued a Public Notice providing guidance that partially upends a longstanding interpretation of the requirement that broadcasters provide equal opportunities to opposing political candidates....more
The deadline to file the 2025 Annual Children’s Television Programming Report with the FCC is January 30, 2026, reflecting programming aired during the 2025 calendar year. In addition, commercial stations’ documentation of...more
On January 21, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau issued a Public Notice warning television broadcasters that news interviews with political candidates conducted “on a program that is motivated by...more
Super Bowl LX (60) will be played on February 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California. The NFL carefully protects its copyrights and trademarks. If your radio or television station plans to conduct promotions or contests...more
While there was much talk of broadcast deregulation at the FCC in 2025, the two big deregulatory changes of the past year were actually delivered by federal appeals courts. ...more
Broadcasters’ next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ Public Inspection Files by January 10, 2026, reflecting information for the months of October, November, and December 2025....more
On December 18, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a Report and Order (Order) adopting changes to its rules for the Low Power Television Service (LPTV Service [1]). The Order implements a series of...more
January 1 - Audio Description Requirements Extend to Nielsen Designated Market Areas 111 to 120—Commercial television stations affiliated with one of the top four broadcast networks and assigned to Tyler-Longview (Lufkin &...more
On December 12, 2025, the National Assembly of Quebec passed Bill 109, which enacts the Act respecting the discoverability of French-language cultural content in the digital environment (Act). For additional background on...more