Tag: media consolidation
Coalition asks FCC to stay repeal of 39 percent TV ownership...
Press freedom groups and unions say only Congress can change the limit, as cable trade groups file their own challenge
States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
Trump threatens media licenses as experts warn corporate owners may capitulate
As President Donald Trump urges the FCC to revoke ABC and NBC licenses and to “pay up BIG,” media scholars and press-freedom advocates warn that corporate owners may cave to political pressure, with a recent $16 million settlement cited as a troubling precedent.
FCC faces backlash over push to lift media ownership limits amid...
Press freedom and civil liberties groups warn that loosening media consolidation rules would further erode independent news, local coverage, and democratic accountability.
Trump’s FCC has paved the way for a giant, local Fox...
Relaxed media consolidation rules have allowed Sinclair Broadcasting to buy Tribune Media, creating a local news behemoth with a conservative bent.
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