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04/14/2021
On the Hill
Senate Commerce will hold a hearing Tuesday on the FTC, with commissioners to testify on efforts to fight fraud during the pandemic. Also on the table to be discussed are the FTC’s tools and capabilities in the information age, including the $30.4 million provided by the American Rescue Plan Act to be used for consumer […]
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04/14/2021
Latest Attempts to Conquer Digital Divide
Sens Steve Daines (R-MT) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the bipartisan “Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act,” which makes it easier for broadband providers to receive federal-right-of-way licenses to install broadband alongside existing infrastructure, like federal highways. It also has provisions to ensure costs of federal-right-of-way licenses are at fair market prices and increases transparency on […]
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04/14/2021
Ratings
ESPN’s 2021 “Sunday Night Baseball” viewership average is up 33% over the 2020 full season average over two weeks, according to Nielsen. It is generating an average of more than 1.5 million viewers compared to nearly 1.2 million viewers in 2020.
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04/14/2021
Programming
Three TLC shows will be returning for new seasons this spring. “Little People, Big World” Season 22 premieres May 11 at 9pm, The ninth season of “7 Little Johnstons” debuts May 25 at 8pm and “Doubling Down with the Derricos” Season 2 premieres June 1 at 10pm. — Eight-episode Irish mystery thriller series “Harry Wild” […]
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04/14/2021
People
Marta E Wosińska was appointed director, FTC Bureau of Economics. She joins the agency from the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University. – The Consumer Technology Association promoted Suzanna Kang to general counsel. Kang joined CTA in February 2020 as deputy general counsel.
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04/14/2021
Distribution
The Crackle app will launch on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Flex in the coming weeks, offering millions of customers a large free library of TV series and studio film titles. Xfinity customers will be able to access the app from the Xfinity Voice Remote.