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NCTA Backs Incentive Auction Legislation With Unlicensed 'Flexibility'
www.broadcastingcable.com | 7 hours 33 minutes ago
Says spectrum must be available for driving innovation, promoting rural broadband deployment

Moby suspended from WTSH-FM for expletive - Radio & Television Business Report
www.rbr.com | 7 hours 34 minutes ago
Breaking and latest news on the broadcasting industry. Radio and Television news covering - broadcasting companies, ratings, station deals, sales, advertising, in-depth features, FCC and more... Moby suspended from WTSH-FM for expletive

Fan Group: FCC Needs To Throw Flag on Sports Blackouts
www.multichannel.com | 7 hours 56 minutes ago
The Sports Fans Coalition filed public comments Monday in supportof its petition to the FCC to scrap its sports blackout rule, which they say isoutmoded and fan-unfriendly.

$300 million reverse auction targets mobile broadband wasteland - FierceBroadbandWireless
www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com | Feb 13, 2012
In preparation for a $300 million reverse auction scheduled for September, the FCC released an interactive map that reveals massive gaps in U.S. mobile broadband coverage. The commission's new map is Read more >>

Technology360: What Fair Use IsAnd How It works #pubmedia
technology360.typepad.com | Feb 9, 2012
The title says it all about this helpful overview of DCMA fair use provisions by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan in MediaPost’s Online Video Insider blog. Thanks to Patricia Torres-Burd of Houston PBS for the tip. Link: MediaPost. Update 2 January 2012: And,...

Ohio Digital TV: BREAKING NEWS: Full Power WVIZ-DT On Air
ohiodigitaltv.blogspot.com | Feb 2, 2012
skip to main | skip to sidebar Ohio Digital TV Tracking the digital TV transition in Ohio and nearby areasa service of Ohio Media Watch Tuesday, June 9, 2009 BREAKING NEWS: Full Power WVIZ-DT On Air An E-mail from an OMW reader far from Parma sent us sprinting to our nearest digital TV, and yes,

FT.com / Comment / Columnists - Pull the plug on TV’s push to dodge decency standards
www.ft.com | Jan 13, 2012
Deregulating will mean more bums and bullets, writes Christopher Caldwell

FCC topper wants action on auctions
www.variety.com | Jan 11, 2012
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski on Wednesday called for Congress to give his agency the authority to conduct voluntary incentive auctions that would free up spectrum for broadband bandwidth.. Technology News from the entertainment source: Variety. FCC topper wants action on auctions.

Report: In-game purchase revenues on smartphones to teach $4.8B in 2016 - FierceWireless:Europe
www.fiercewireless.com | Jan 11, 2012
A new report from Juniper Research indicates that a growing user acceptance of in-game purchases and a sharp rise in smartphone adoption will push sales of in-game items from $2.1 billion in 2011 to Read more >>

Supreme Court Will Likely Uphold FCC Regulations For Broadcast Television
www.cinemablend.com | Jan 10, 2012
It looks like the Supreme Court will uphold decency laws in broadcast television once again. The censorship rules which apply to broadcasts between 6 and 10 pm are being challenged on the grounds that the laws are vague and in violation of free speech, but there s no sign that the Supreme Court