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Commentary: How Michael Powell Could Have the Last Laugh While the opponents of media consolidation seem to be gaining ground fast, they shouldn't be too quick to declare victory. |
The Motley Fool
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The FCC Doesn't Get It FCC head Kevin Martin has proposed changes that would allow companies to own a newspaper and a TV or radio station in the same market. This could cause more problems than it solves. |
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Salon.com
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Getting a lock on broadband How the FCC is paving the way for a few big companies to control everyone's high-speed Internet access. |
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Salon.com
August 6, 2001
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The Media Borg's man in Washington FCC chairman Michael Powell, Colin's smooth, ambitious son, has never met a media merger he didn't like... |
Mother Jones
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Beyond the Fairness Doctrine Barack Obama says he wouldn't reintroduce the Federal Communications Commission's most notorious speech-squashing regulation. But there are more mundane reasons to fear the next FCC. |
Knowledge@Wharton
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The FCC's Latest Telecom Ruling: Far-Reaching, Yes, But Also Far From Clear A recent vote on deregulation by the Federal Communications Commission left many questions unanswered and none of the players in the telecommunications industry entirely satisfied. |
Salon.com
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Consolidation politics With Michael Powell in charge at the FCC, more media megamergers are on the way... |
Reason
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The Reluctant Planner FCC Chairman Michael Powell on indecency, innovation, consolidation, and competition. |
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August 2007
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Low Power to the People A South Carolina city is the latest battleground for low-watt community radio. |
New Architect
February 2003
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Radio, Radio Why not let the webcasters play? |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2006
David Lee Smith |
Study Hard, FCC Those with an interest in media investments would be well advised to follow the FCC's efforts closely. An eventual relaxation of the cross-ownership ban could have profound effects on media structure -- and consequently values -- in the U.S. |
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October 5, 2006
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Entertainers Give the FCC an Earful Mergers and buyouts have already created a homogenized media landscape in which independent voices have no way to reach consumers. Can it get worse? Consumers and investors should be scared. |
Wired
January 18, 2008
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Why Things Suck: Radio The FM band between 92.1 and 107.9, where commercial stations reign, is mostly a desert of robo-DJs and pop pabulum. |
BusinessWeek
February 7, 2005
Catherine Yang |
Getting Real At The FCC Unlike Michael K. Powell, the next chairman must put ideology aside to foster new services. The new chairman must safeguard basic communications services and promote new entrants who'll create competition. |
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Radio Active Up against the megastations in a battle for the airwaves, do-it-yourself DJs are deploying two potent weapons - 100-watt transmitters and the global reach of the Web. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2004
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Indecent Proposal New indecency legislation may change the face of broadcasting. |
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March 24, 2008 |
Satellite Providers Can Ax Local HD Local stations suffered a setback in the transition to digital television last week when the Federal Communications Commission ruled that satellite providers needn't carry local signals in HD till 2013. |
The Motley Fool
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Will Terrestrial Radio Get Sirius? This buyout idea is ambition gone goofy. |
Reason
March 2005
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Who Killed Captain Video? The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television, by David Weinstein is an absorbing account of the creator of America's first television network Allen Du Mont's rise and fall. |
Mother Jones
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Losing Signal The digital revolution has transformed the Federal Communications Commission into a Washington powerhouse. But just as the stakes are rising, the agency is ceding control to multimedia corporations and their lobbyists... |
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Washington tunes in Critics accuse Clear Channel of shady radio deals and nasty concert business. Now the government is starting to pay attention... |
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Business for Sale: A New Jersey TV Station A low-power station that broadcasts lots of high school sports and town hall meetings is on the market for $2.5 million. |
Salon.com
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Big radio bites back! Major broadcasting companies and NPR are ganging up on low-power FM radio. Can John McCain save the day? |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2007
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No More TV for Times The media company chooses to focus on its digital assets by selling off its television stations. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
July 23, 2009
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The Big Bounceback? Local TV Why local TV stations may have several advantages over other media such as national TV and newspapers when the ad market finally turns. |
Home Theater
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Happy DTV Transition Day, Part 1 Today is the originally scheduled date of the DTV transition. Some television stations will make the transition from antiquated analog to cool new digital broadcasting on this very date. Others will have to wait till June 12. Here's a look at the current tally. |
BusinessWeek
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Radio's big bully Dirty tricks and crappy programming: Welcome to the world of Clear Channel, the biggest station owner in America... |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Behind the Telecom Meltdown: Too Much Money, Too Little Foresight While investors in the late 1990s remained oblivious to signs of trouble, it is apparent now in hindsight that the telecommunications frenzy could not possibly have lasted, according to a panel of telecom experts at the second annual Wharton Finance Conference October 12... |
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Is This Thing On? Digital radio promises to revolutionize the world of broadcasting, exponentially increasing the number of stations and making radio a better advertising vehicle for entrepreneurs trying to reach small niche markets. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2009
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It's the Stupidity, Stupid What the demotion of classical station WQXR to 600 watts means for civilization |
Home Theater
February 19, 2009 |
Hello, FCC? My TV Went Dark On the day after the nation's TV stations ceased analog broadcasting, the Federal Communications Commission received 28,000 phone calls. |
Reason
August 2003
Sara Rimensnyder |
Channel Change: More TV for kids We're well acquainted with perennial complaints that children are hooked too tightly to the boob tube. Now an Oakland-based group called Children Now is arguing that children don't have enough opportunity to watch TV, due to a decline in network children's programming. |
Home Theater
Mark Fleischmann |
Some DTV Stations Suffer in Transition Some two dozen DTV stations who are having trouble reaching their viewers in the wake of the DTV transition are receiving help from the Federal Communications Commission, reports the Associated Press. |
BusinessWeek
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TV's Boomlet From Election '07 Broadcasters will thrive on early election ads. But it's a mixed blessing. |
Home Theater
February 13, 2009 |
FCC Slows Some DTV Transitions In the latest twist, the Federal Communications Commission is rattling its regulatory saber at some of the stations that are planning to cut off analog television broadcasts next week. |
Home Theater
March 19, 2009 |
FCC Tweaks DTV Transition Scenario The Federal Communications Commission is using what it learned in February to set down rules for the remainder of the stations that complete the transition in June. |
Reason
December 2001
Jesse Walker |
Free Your Radio Three liberties we've lost to the FCC... |
Entrepreneur
November 2006
Kim T. Gordon |
Radio's New Wave It's not just for local advertisers anymore - with online radio and simulcasting, you can now broadcast your message to millions. |
Home Theater
February 6, 2009 |
Networks to Keep Analog Until Bitter End Several major TV networks have announced that they plan for their owned affiliate stations to keep analog signals on the airwaves until the final deadline in June. |
Wired
March 2002
Frank Rose |
Big Media or Bust As consolidation sweeps the content and telecom industries, FCC merger maniac Michael Powell has a plan: Let's roll... |
BusinessWeek
July 19, 2004 |
FitzSimons on Tribune's Tough Times Facing a trial by fire lately, the CEO explains how he's trying to address the problems head-on. |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Newspapers' Worsening World Investors would probably be wise to maintain whatever newspaper-reading habits they've formed but forgo the temptation to own publishing stocks. With rare exceptions, it's difficult to see how money can be made through investments in the publishers. |
InternetNews
May 15, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
Envisioning a Re-Regulated Internet Progressive telecom and media policy wise men gather in Washington for an unapologetic rallying cry for stronger government regulation. |
InternetNews
March 7, 2008 |
CBS, AOL Combine Online Radio Networks New and old media take to the airwaves in joint Web radio venture. |
