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Senate Commerce
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05/16/2023
GOP Leaders Want FCC Probe on Standard General-TEGNA
Senate Commerce Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX) and House Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA) want the FCC’s Acting Inspector General to investigate whether FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s decision to have the agency’s Media Bureau designate the proposed Standard General-TEGNA transaction for an ALJ hearing was motivated by a biased desire to block the deal.
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04/19/2023
FCC Wants Spectrum Authority Back
It has been more than a month since the FCC’s spectrum auction authority expired for the first time in 30 years, and the agency’s leaders are asking Congress directly to restore it.
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03/22/2023
Newsmax Once Again Part of DirecTV Lineup
After nearly two months of public bickering, Newsmax is returning to DirecTV’s video offerings. Despite its best efforts to get an annual per sub fee of $1, it looks like the conservative news network won’t be getting any money from DirecTV.
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03/07/2023
Sohn Reactions
We didn’t hear anything from the cable and media industry lobbyists that Gigi Sohn blamed for her bowing out of the FCC nomination process, but plenty of others had something to say. Senate Commerce Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX) called her withdrawal a “major victory.”
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03/07/2023
Gigi Sohn Withdraws FCC Nomination
Gigi Sohn announced Tuesday she will no longer pursue her nomination to serve as an FCC commissioner.
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02/15/2023
DirecTV, Newsmax Still Talking Amid the Drama
Even as some members of Congress probe DirecTV’s removal of Newsmax, the two sides haven’t walked away from the negotiating table.
