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President Biden Nominates Anna Gomez to FCC

Geoffrey Starks and Brendan Carr are re-nominated to serve additional five-year terms as FCC commissioners

TV Tech

Hedge funds want to control your local news–but democracy is getting in the way

Hedge funds are furious over the FCC's decision to block the takeover of TEGNA, the nation's second-largest local broadcast station owner.

Fortune

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Advises FCC to Keep Vetting Standard General-Tegna

Massachusetts Democrat signals that the public interest demands no less

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Why Standard General’s Proposed Tegna Merger Hurts Our Democracy (Guest Blog)

Hedge funds’ bottom-line mindset leads to less-robust local news operations, Common Cause VP says

Broadcasting & Cable

Digital Alert Systems Announces Version 5.1 Software For DASDEC, One-Net

The release sports a new UI and upgrades the units’ operation systems

TV Tech

Standard General Tries, Tries Again With FCC on Tegna Deal

Grabs at what it calls suggestion FCC could find way to ‘yes’ on station-group merger

Multichannel News

Standard General Makes New Tegna Commitments in Runup to Crucial FCC Meeting

Will meet with FCC on May 18 in a last ditch effort to resolve issues with Tegna deal

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Congress Asks FCC IG to Investigate Rosenworcel Over Standard General-Tegna Deal

Members from both sides of the aisle suggest delay could be motivated by bias

TV Tech

Republicans Push for IG Investigation Into FCC Handling of Tegna Deal

Question motivation for Media Bureau move

Multichannel News

House Tees Up New FCC Auction Authority Bill

Latest stopgap measure is among a host of bills to help close the digital divide

Multichannel News

N.D. Tops States with the Best Access to Gigabit Broadband

N.D., Minn. and Tenn. rank as the three best connected states for gigabit speed fixed broadband according to Smarthomestarter.com

TV Tech

Consumers Won't Cut Mobile, Internet Spending, Despite Inflation: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

Consumers Won't Cut Back on Mobile or Internet Spending, Despite Inflation: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

Kiplinger

Parties Spar at FCC as Standard General-Tegna Financing Deadline Looms

Former FCC, FTC chairs employed to pitch deal decision

Multichannel News

Good news for hikers – Garmin may soon release a new satellite communicator

Documents reveal that the FCC has just approved a new handheld device for sale in the US

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The Independent UK

3 companies to pay $615,000 in NY attorney general investigation over faked net neutrality comments

New York’s attorney general says three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to support the contentious 2017 federal repeal of net neutrality rules have agreed to pay $615,000 in penalties to New York and other states

Broadcasting & Cable

Tegna Reports Lower Q1 Earnings As Standard General Deal Nears Expiration

Revenue down 4.4%

Broadcasting & Cable

Broadcasters Push Extended Audible Crawl Rule Waiver

Says there is still no technical solution to problem

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden’s failed pick of Gigi Sohn for FCC post shows influence of dark money on U.S. politics

Groups targeting the nominee included one co-founded by ex-Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., who’s now director of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.

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Standard General Makes Renewed Diversity Commitments; Enlists More Support for Tegna Deal

Civil rights groups and NYC mayor Adams urge FCC to quickly review the acquisition as it faces a May 22 financial deadline

Reason

Biden, Yellen Won't Rule Out Declaring Debt Ceiling Unconstitutional

Plus: Kansas voting restrictions struck down, the legacy of the "vast wasteland" speech, and more…

TV Tech

Former FCC Chairman Newton Minow Dies

Besides his infamous 'vast wasteland' remarks, Minow also championed UHF, satellite communications

The Independent UK

Tanked Biden pick highlights escalation of dark-money forces

When President Joe Biden nominated Gigi Sohn to serve on the Federal Communications Commission, she expected to face criticism over her desire to expand free internet access and improve competition among broadband providers

Multichannel News

TV Fan and Critic Newton Minow Dies at 97

Iconic former FCC chair was public broadcasting pioneer and approved pay TV testing

Chicago Sun-Times

Newton Minow, ex-FCC chief who famously proclaimed that network television was a ‘vast wasteland,’ dies at 97

Minow, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, died Saturday at home in Chicago, surrounded by loved ones, his daughter said.

WEKU

Newton Minow, former FCC chief and public TV advocate, has died at 97

Minow, who as Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s famously proclaimed that network television was a "vast wasteland," died on Saturday.

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