Telecommunications, Television Programming, Television Broadcast Stations

Should Your Internet-Delivered "FAST" Channel Be Closed Captioned?

Potomac Law Group, PLLC on 2/26/2025

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

Certain Foreign Sponsorship Identification Requirements for Broadcasters Effective August 15

Womble Bond Dickinson on 8/7/2024

Section 317 of the Communications Act requires broadcast licensees to inform their audiences of when programming is being aired in exchange for payment or compensation to the station....more

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ June 2023

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 6/28/2023

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

FCC Proposes Disclosure Rules for Certain Programming Provided by Foreign Governments

Wiley Rein LLP on 11/3/2020

On October 26, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in which the Commission proposes to amend its sponsorship identification rules to require...more

Financial Daily Dose 2.12.2020 | Top Story: Big Tech Antitrust Update

Robins Kaplan LLP on 2/12/2020

Big-Tech/Antitrust Update: the FTC has demanded information from Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Facebook Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Alphabet Inc. regarding acquisitions of small firms over the past 10 years that may have been...more

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ May 2018

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 5/31/2018

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. ...more