Congress Details Collusion And Consumer Privacy Concerns Over Venu Sports Streaming Venture In New Letter
Reps. Jerry Nadler and Joaquin Castro also asked for the methods Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney may use to determine pricing for the …
Disney, WBD, Fox Brace For More Congressional Scrutiny After Talks Fail to ‘Satisfy Concerns’ Over Venu Sports Bundle
Congressmen Jerry Nadler and Joaquin Castro are sending a follow-up letter with additional questions as early as this week.
AI & THE MEDIA
Bipartisan Senate Group Releases Sweeping AI Report
A bipartisan group of senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled a sweeping report Wednesday detailing how Congress should …
Republicans Call On NPR’s CEO To Testify About Political Bias Accusations
Katherine Maher, the radio network’s new chief executive, has been in the spotlight since an editor published an essay accusing the …
Senate Passes Bill Forcing TikTok’s Parent To Sell Or Face Ban, Sends To Biden For Signature
The TikTok legislation was included as part of a larger $95 billion package that provides foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel and was passed …
House Passes New Bill To Force TikTok Sale
The fate of TikTok in the United States is even more uncertain as the House on Saturday voted on a package that requires that parent …
House Moves Toward Bundling TikTok Bill With Aid To Ukraine And Israel
A new measure attempts to force the Senate’s hand on passing legislation to ban TikTok or mandate the app’s sale.
Bill That Could Ban TikTok In The U.S. Gains Momentum In Congress
Legislation that would force China-based ByteDance to divest TikTok or risk a ban in the U.S. is expected to clear a key committee this …
Meta, TikTok And Other Social Media CEOs Testify In Heated Senate Hearing On Child Exploitation
In a heated question and answer session with Mark Zuckerberg, Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley asked the Meta CEO if he has personally …
AI & THE MEDIA
AI Threats Loom Over Cautious Congress
After a year filled with hearings and forums discussing the risks and benefits of AI as the technology expands into critical sectors, …
Lawmakers Push U.S. To Consider Trade Limits With A.I. Giant Tied To China
A congressional committee made the demand of the Commerce Department after the New York Times reported on concerns among U.S. intelligence …
NEWS ANALYSIS
Cable Industry’s 2024 Will Be A Chore
Rosenworcel: Congress Needs To Decide Legal Status Of Video Streamers
Streaming services like YouTube TV and Sling TV don’t have to worry about becoming the legal equivalent of cable TV or satellite TV …
Ex-Meta Executive Gives Senate Critics A New Hammer To Pound Big Tech
Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn cite a story on an Instagram whistleblower to push protective legislation.
RAISING THE BARR | UPDATED AT 3:42 PM ET
Lawmakers Need To Act To Halt The Erosion Of Access To Local TV News
Emily Barr: Access to local media on streaming platforms is getting more difficult and localism is getting squeezed out of media’s new world …
Bipartisan Bill Aims To Protect Actors, Singers From AI Recreations
A bipartisan bill introduced Thursday aims to protect the likeness of actors, singers and other performers from generative artificial …
Cable News Sent Into Overdrive As Drama In Congress Unfolds
Cable news had a busy, peculiar day in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday when the House of Representatives voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as …
New Bill ‘Attacks’ Big Tech Over Targeted Advertising
House and Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that could take a bite out of Big Tech’s online advertising marketplace by banning …
In Show Of Force, Silicon Valley Titans Pledge ‘Getting This Right’ With AI
Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and others discussed artificial intelligence with lawmakers, as tech companies strive …
TVN FOCUS ON BUSINESS
Broadcast Coalitions Lock Horns Over vMVPD Issue With Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars At Stake
Dueling coalitions — the affiliate-led Coalition for Local News and O&O-led Preserve Viewer Choice Coalition — have raised the …
Senate Panel Piles On Potential Social Media Regulations
Republicans and Democrats speak with one voice, and it's an angry shout at Big Tech.
PGA Tour Officials Say They Had No Choice But To Reach Deal With The Saudis
Two top officials of the PGA Tour said the sport’s governing body had no choice but to reach a truce in its yearlong battle with LIV …
Hill Harper, An Actor On ‘CSI: NY’ And ‘The Good Doctor,’ Is Running For The US Senate In Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Hill Harper, an actor known for his roles on “CSI: NY” and “The Good Doctor,” announced on …
COMMENTARY
The Inside Story Of How Congress Failed To Rein In Big Tech
Love the products, hate the companies — that’s the way many Americans think about Big Tech. Which is why it looked like a good bet when …
House Panel Praises FCC’s Collegial Approach
Bipartisanship is at least partially due to political deadlock. Pictured: Members of the FCC testify during a House oversight hearing.
PGA Tour, LIV, Saudis Invited To Senate Hearing
The U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has invited PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, LIV Golf League CEO and Commissioner …
Bipartisan Bill Would Establish Commission To Explore AI Regulation
A new bipartisan bill would establish a commission to explore potential regulations for artificial intelligence. The National AI Commission …
Simington: FCC Commissioners Need Role In Reviewing Delegated Authority
FCC member Nathan Simington is telling Congress that he and his fellow commissioners need to serve as a check on the power of the chair. …
Senate Democrats Press For Justice Dept. Inquiry Into PGA-LIV Golf Merger
Key Senate Democrats requested an inquiry into the controversial merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi-owned LIV Golf. The deal between the …
Biden, GOP Reach Tentative Deal To Raise Debt Ceiling, Avoid Calamitous US Default
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation's legal debt ceiling late …
Former FCC Leaders Push Congress To Renew Auction Authority
A who’s who of former FCC leaders sent a letter to the chairs of the Energy & Commerce and Commerce, Science & Transportation …
APTS Pushes Back On Proposed Funding Cut For Emergency Alerts
Following a vote by the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee to recommend reduced spending of $40 million for fiscal year …
Republicans Push For IG Investigation Into FCC Handling Of Tegna Deal
The Republican leadership of the House and Senate committees overseeing the FCC has asked the regulator’s acting Inspector General, Sharon …
House Democrats Frame TikTok Issues As Part Of Industrywide Problem
Amid ban threats, letter to CEO suggests steps that could ameliorate concerns.
Members Of Congress Urge Review Of Discovery-WarnerMedia Merger
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep David Cicilline lead group highlighting effect on jobs and competition in the industry and reduced choice for …
GOP Legislators Grill FCC’s Rosenworcel On Standard General-Tegna Hearing Designation
Top Republicans on FCC oversight committees say the FCC’s Media Bureau decision to designate the Standard General-Tegna deal for hearing …
Senators Urge FCC To Expedite NextGen TV Rollout
A bipartisan group of 27 U.S. senators, led by Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), sent a letter Wednesday to FCC …
Bipartisan U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Bill Aimed At Google, Facebook Ad Clout
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday aimed at cutting Google and Facebook's clout in online advertising, an …
Pulling The Plug On TikTok Will Be Harder Than It Looks
The tensions over the Chinese-owned social media app will come to a head on Thursday, when the company’s chief executive testifies on …
Congress Lets FCC’s Spectrum Auction Authorization Lapse
The FCC’s authority to regulate spectrum auctions expired on Friday, March 10, after a Senate vote to renew its authority failed to pass on …
House Hammers Senate Over Letting FCC Auction Authority Lapse
The Senate came in for plenty of criticism Friday for its failure to pass House-passed legislation extending the FCC’s spectrum auction …
Sen. Blumenthal: Consensus Building For Sec. 230 Overhaul
Citing some of the Justices in the recently argued Gonzalez case, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), who chairs the Senate Judiciary …
White House Said To Consider Pushing Congress On Dealing With TikTok
In a strategy shift, the Biden administration is increasingly pointing to Congress to give it more legal power to deal with TikTok and other …
Dems Fear Biden FCC Nominee Sohn Won’t Be Confirmed
President Biden’s nominee for an open seat on the FCC, Gigi Sohn, appears stalled in committee and is in danger of failing to reach the full …