Fairness Doctrine Blocking Bill Introduced In House
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/11/2007 11:07:00 AM MT
Led by former talk radio host Mike Pence (R-IN), a group of House members have introduced a bill that would block the reimposition of the Fairness Doctrine, mirroring a similar Senate bill sponsored by John McCain (R-Ariz.).
Several prominent Democrats have talked about the need for restoring the doctrine, but others have said it has no chance of returning and that the issue has been blown out of proportion by talk radio.
The Fairness Doctrine was an FCC rule that was scrapped in 1987. It required broadcasters to air opposing views on issues of public importance.
Religious broadcasters are concerned that the doctrine could affect what TV ministers preach from the pulpit. In a statement, the National Religious Broadcasters applauded the bill, saying it would "preemptively prevent the FCC from shackling broadcasters."
Fox Business Network begins broadcasting from its new high-tech Studio G, overlooking Manhattan from the 3rd floor of News Corp. headquarters, on April 20. B&C got an early peek at the new space.
Created from the merger between Anystream and Voxant Media, Grab Networks offers a comprehensive video operating system and syndication network for profitably publishing video anywhere on the Internet. The system automatically manages, transcodes...
more
Parks Associates is an internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from...
more
Telestream products are used by the world's leading media and entertainment companies and corporations for transcoding and workflow automation. Telestream helps customers transform their media for multiplatform distribution to web, mobile, DVD...
more
ESPN, Inc. is the world's leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of over 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of six domestic television networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS...
more
