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MUMBAI: US Federal Communications Commission chief Michael K. Powell has decided to quit. He made the formal announcement on 21 January that he would be quitting...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government, being criticized by private sports broadcasters for trying to mandate a legislation on content sharing with the pubcaster, has found an...
MUMBAI: DirecTV CEO Michael White gave investors a reason to stick with the company after the results didn’t reflect positive results. He signaled in a call...
MUMBAI: In a far-reaching judgment, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Cable companies that offer broadband Internet access do not have to open their high-speed...
MUMBAI: US media watchdog The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released the agenda of its satellite forum. The event, which takes place on 21 March,...
MUMBAI: Over the past several months in the US the use of wireless technology has grown. This has enabled consumers to access an increasing amount and...
MUMBAI: Come March and the US media regulatory body Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will say goodbye to its two key members. Earlier this month FCC chairman...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator giant Intelsat today announced that it has received the necessary regulatory approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to proceed with the proposed...
MUMBAI: A few days ago US media regulatory body the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) celebrated the 10th anniversary of its international bureau. Donald Abelson who serves...
MUMBAI: Intelsat has announced that it has completed its acquisition of the customer contracts and other assets of end-to-end communications services integrator Comsat General Corporation for...
MUMBAI: Viacom Inc. and the Walt Disney Company have agreed to pay $1 million and $500,000 respectively to settle charges made by the Federal Communications Commission...
MUMBAI: The Rupert Murdoch owned broadcaster Fox has gotten itself into regulatory trouble in the US. Federal regulators have proposed a record indecency fine of nearly...
MUMBAI: With recent studies suggesting that television has an impact on teen violence and sex in American society, it should come as no surprise that concerned...
MUMBAI: Going by what Viacom co-president and co-chief operating officer Leslie Moonves reportedly told the Television Critics Association on Sunday, the Viacom owned CBS Television Network...
MUMBAI: A new study in the US has stressed the need for speeding up the digital television transition process. The Digital Transition Coalition (DTC) has said...
MUMBAI: A move is afoot to strengthen kids programming in the US. Federal regulators have unanimously approved rules that require television stations that air more than...
MUMBAI: The ripples in the aftermath of the Janet Jackson super bowl incident are still being felt in the US broadcast industry. A couple of days...
MUMBAI: On the heels of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stepping up its attack on indecent programming in the US the National Cable & Telecommunications (NCTA)...
MUMBAI: Looks like US broadcasters will have to be on constant standby to watch out for offensive language during live events. A few days ago the...
MUMBAI: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Michael Powell has announced that David J. Barrett will assume the chairmanship of the newly re-chartered Media Security and Reliability...
MUMBAI: The US Federal Communications Commission has approved the transfer of Loral’s FCC licenses to Intelsat. The global telephony, corporate network, video and Internet solutions provider,...
MUMBAI: Two days after Comcast announced its bid for Disney, there seems to be no definite turn of events on the matter. But one thing for...
MUMBAI: Following the $66 billion unsolicited bid made by US cable TV biggie Comcast for the Walt Disney Company yesterday, many developments have come forth from...
MUMBAI: Given below is the response in full issued by the Indian broadcasting Foundation to the Telecom Authority of India: Without Prejudice To The Preliminary Submissions,...
MUMBAI: The latest controversy to hit American television revolves around pop icon Janet Jackson partially flashing her bosom during the half time special at the Super...
MUMBAI: The US Senate voted 65-28 on a huge omnibus $ 375 billion spending bill Thursday into which was tucked new legislation that allows television networks...
MUMBAI: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has okayed News Corp’s takeover of DirecTV and Hughes, but has imposed certain conditions on the $6.6 billion deal. The...
WASHINGTON: Following a settlement between the US Congress and the White House, media ownership by US television networks has now been capped at 39 per cent...
WASHINGTON: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) resumed its informal 180-day clock for reviewing News Corp Ltd’s plan to acquire control of US satellite television provider...
WASHINGTON D.C: Leaders from the US broadcast, cable and satellite industries have made a detailed presentation to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It consists of over...
WASHING D.C: Authorities in the US are coming down hard on the internet being used a media delivery system. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) HAS adopted...
WASHINGTON DC: Media conglomerate Viacom’s radio unit Infinity Broadcasting has drawn the ire of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The media watchdog has fined the company...
MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation Ltd’s subsidiary companies have been granted exemption by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) from making an open offer...
MUMBAI: Critics have called it the efforts of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to aid media giants like Viacom, News Corporation and Disney to completely control...
LOS ANGELES: Arnold “Terminator” Schwarzenegger’s decision to run for the post of California Governor could see local television channels in the state pulling the plug on...
NEW DELHI: A team from the United States’ regulatory body, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), held discussions at the information and broadcasting ministry on 24 July, mostly...
NEW DELHI: A delegation of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the regulator for Internet, telecom and broadcasting in the US, will discuss with Indian government officials...
MUMBAI: As expected, US regulators on Monday voted on partisan lines new media ownership rules that allow television broadcasters to expand their reach. Despite fears the...
MUMBAI: Global media major News Corp last Friday formally applied to the US federal communications commission (FCC) for clearance of its $ 6.6 billion stock and...
NEW DELHI: The Capital-based Foreign Corespondents’ Club, a cosy organisation for all foreign correspondents working in India, has sent out an appeal for any information on...
MUMBAI:Rupert Murdoch is one of the key names from media in Fortune magazine’s fourth annual list of ‘People to Watch in 2003’. The 71-year-old chairman and...
WASHINGTON: Intelsat has announced the acquisition of Intelsat Global Service Corporation and its affiliates of the World Systems business unit of Lockheed Martin. “The closing of...
MUMBAI: In a 3-1 vote (the dissenting vote coming from the lone Democrat on the panel, Michael Copps), the US Federal Communications Commission today cleared the...
MUMBAI: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rejected the proposed $ 18.5 billion merger between the two largest satellite-television companies in the US, EchoStar Communications Corp....
MUMBAI: A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) study has revealed that media consolidation has not reduced the variety of programmes on television and radio but has resulted...
