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FCC’s Wheeler Will Try Once Again to Calm Net Neutrality Firestorm

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FCC chairman Tom Wheeler is trying his best to do damage control over the poor reception his proposed net neutrality rules have gotten. It's so bad that on Wednesday at [...]


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NAB’s Gordon Smith Is Confident He Can Turn Things Around in Washington

Convergent TV

Broadcasters are having a tough time in Washington.

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FCC Votes Along Party Lines to Limit TV Joint Sales Deals

Convergent TV

It’s a good thing the FCC started out with three items that all five commissioners could agree upon because that was the end of the harmony at Monday’s meeting. Over [...]

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L.A. TV Stations Successfully Test Sharing One Channel

Convergent TV

A pilot project in Los Angeles where two television stations successfully shared a single channel could go a long way to advancing the Federal Communications Commission's goal to coax more [...]

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Sinclair Restructures Allbritton Deal in Wake of FCC Crackdown on Sidecar Deals

Convergent TV

Seeing the writing on the wall at the Federal Communications Commission, Sinclair Broadcast Group said late Thursday it would restructure its deal to buy Allbritton's TV group. As part of [...]

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FCC’s Clyburn Holds Swing Vote on Limiting TV Joint Sales Deals

Convergent TV

The ultimate fate of the Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposal to close the ownership loophole on TV stations joint sales agreements may lie with fellow Democratic commissioner Mignon [...]