FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 77World Cup Report-Part VII, with Mike Brown
You may be familiar with FCC closed captioning rules that require programming delivered on traditional linear TV networks to be closed captioned (subject to certain exceptions and exemptions), but what about programming on...more
The FCC has issued an Enforcement Advisory reminding radio broadcasters that manipulating airplay based on an artist’s willingness to participate in station promotions or events is illegal under the FCC’s payola rules unless...more
On January 8, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) proposing a $369,190 penalty against a television licensee for willfully and...more
The deadline to file the 2024 Annual Children’s Television Programming Report with the FCC is January 30, 2025, reflecting programming aired during the 2024 calendar year. In addition, commercial stations’ documentation of...more
Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others....more
The origins of the annual Pillsbury Broadcasters’ Calendar have been lost to time, but it’s safe to say the new 2024 version is at least the 50th edition of this guidebook for the broadcast industry. While your own personal...more
This Pillsbury Broadcast Station Advisory is directed to radio and television stations in the areas noted above, and highlights upcoming deadlines for compliance with the FCC’s EEO Rule....more
Following up on an important FCC Law Blog item from 2013, entities subject to the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (“CVAA”) should be aware that the April 1, 2014 deadline to electronically file...more