Broadcast regulation
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High court weighs constitutionality of broadcast regulation
The U.S. Supreme Court weighed arguments Tuesday in a case that challenges the federal government's policy of regulating broadcast indecency,… -
Networks challenge indecency regulations in appeals
The Federal Communication Commmission's battle over fines for controversial moments during awards shows and the Superbowl continues, as briefs were… -
Supreme Court upholds fleeting expletive ban
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a government policy of sanctioning television networks for one-time utterances of fleeting expletives on… -
Supreme Court hears arguments in indecency case
With all the chuckles, celebrity comments and linguistic explorations into the meaning of the word “fuck,” the oral arguments Tuesday in… -
Supreme Court to hear arguments over expletives
If anyone is anxiously awaiting to hear “fuck” echo through the Supreme Court chambers during oral arguments in Tuesday’s fleeting… -
Between candidates and '527s', broadcast stations get caught
With election day bearing down, and third-party political groups gobbling up advertising time on the airwaves, The Wall Street Journal reports today that candidates' lawyers… -
FCC Super Bowl fine out of bounds, court says
A federal appeals court today decided CBS Corp. will not have to pay a $550,000 fine for the 2004 Super… -
DOJ takes Fox to court over FCC fines
Following Fox Broadcasting Co.’s announcement at the end of last month that it would not comply with FCC fines, the Justice… -
ABC challenges FCC fines
ABC appealed a $1.24 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, arguing that the decision was "arbitrary, capricious,… -
China scales back online video regualtion
China eased up on new rules governing online video-sharing services, announcing Wednesday that it would allow existing private operators –…