Weekly Dashboard – Jan. 16, 2025
QUOTABLE
“Chairman, you’ve turned the FCC into Trump’s attack dog to crush First Amendment rights through FCC extortion. The Chinese Communist Party would be impressed. There was a time when you passionately defended First Amendment rights. In fact, you and I tangoed over COVID and issues related to that. So how do you justify using the FCC to censor news and satire of Trump’s rampant corruption?”
– Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) to Brendan Carr during the House Communications subcommittee’s FCC oversight hearing.
UP AHEAD
Jan. 29: FCC Open Meeting, D.C.
Jan. 30: NTCA AI Summit, Online
Feb. 1-3: IAB Annual Leadership Meeting, Palm Springs, California
Feb. 1-4: Realscreen Summit, Miami
Feb. 4-6: NATPE Global, Miami
Feb. 4-5: INCOMPAS Policy Summit, D.C.
Feb. 16-18: NCTC Winter Educational Conference, Las Vegas
ICYMI
🎧 CFX’s first episode of The Download is here, recapping some of the stories that have unfolded already in 2026. Plus, our editors share predictions that they think could emerge throughout the year.
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— Cablefax (@Cablefax) January 16, 2026