FCC Update: Martin Can’t Find The Votes To Hit Cable; Late-Night Meeting Ends In Compromise
Updated: The FCC meeting postponed twice this morning finally wound up tonight with a compromise. Details below.
Rather than wind up on the…
FCC Chairman Continues To Target Cable Despite Protests from Fellow Commissioners, Republicans
The most predictable aspect of Tuesday’s FCC meeting may be its unpredictability. Chairman Kevin Martin is trying to push through several me…
XM/Sirius: The Wedding March Goes On
It was starting to look like the merger that time forgot. For months, there had been chatter about a possible corporate coupling between XM Satellite Radio (XMSR) and Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI). The discussion reached a fevered pitch in February, when it became clear that both companies were in favor of a deal — not technically a merger, per se, but the acquisition of XM by Sirius for some $5 billion: Would it be a monopoly? Would it force FM radio to be more tolerable? Would the FCC tolerate it? Read More about XM/Sirius: The Wedding March Goes On
FCC Chairman Proposes Relaxing Consolidation Rules In Major Media Markets
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants to make it easier for radio and television broadcasters to own newspapers — but only if involves a top 20 m…
FCC’s Copps Requests Formal Review Of News Corp.-DJ Deal
Known for his dogged, if quixotic, battles against what he considers excessive media consolidation, FCC member Michael Copps has formally re…