Legislative Activity Congress And FCC Consider Joint Sales Agreements And Retransmission Consent Last Thursday, March 6, Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), chairman of the House Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, released the first discussion draft of legislation to reauthorize the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA), which contains provisions set to expire on December 31, 2014. … Continue Reading
Regulatory Activity D.C. Circuit Upholds Sunset Of FCC’s “Viewability Rule” On December 27, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit released a decision upholding the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) authority to sunset its dual carriage “viewability rule.” The rule, adopted in 2007, required “hybrid” cable operators – those that provide both … Continue Reading