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House STELA language on JSAs faces Democratic opposition
Several top Democrats say they are opposed to a Republican-backed provision of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act that would defer by at least several years the Federal Communications Commission's plan to sharply curtail joint-sales agreements. House communications subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., said during a STELA hearing that he was "very concerned about the FCC's recently announced plans to dump joint sales agreements into their local media ownership calculations." TVNewsCheck (free registration)
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FCC chairman brings lobbyist background to Comcast-TWC review
Comcast executive David Cohen, a skilled negotiator who helped shepherd the cable giant's acquisition of NBCUniversal through the regulatory process, may be meeting his match in Federal Communications Chairman Tom Wheeler, who will oversee the upcoming review of Comcast's Time Warner Cable takeover. Wheeler was formerly a lobbyist for the cable and wireless industries. "You can't kid a kidder. Having been a lobbyist, [Wheeler] knows all their tricks," said Blair Levin, a fellow at the Aspen Institute. Chicago Tribune (tiered subscription model)/Reuters
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Lawmaker: Performance fees shouldn't be dictated by Congress
Congress should not play a role in determining performance fees for radio stations and should leave such arrangements to the private market to sort out, writes Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif. "The market is already moving to address performance royalties," Rohrabacher writes. "The [Recording Industry Association of America's] attempt to thwart these market forces replacing it with government policy is cronyism in its purest form." Investor's Business Daily
(3/12)
Report shows broadcasters' support of local, national charities
Broadcasters over the past month have helped local and national charities in ways big and small. The initiatives include radiothons for the Children's Miracle Network and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital by Entercom and Townsquare stations, respectively, as well as a personal effort by an Ithaca, N.Y., radio host to replace funds that were raised for a local children's cancer charity and then stolen. Radio World
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Gannett exec receives First Amendment Leadership honor
Gannett Broadcasting President David Lougee was honored with the First Amendment Leadership Award at a Radio Television Digital News Foundation event on Wednesday. Lougee used his acceptance speech to connect free speech rights with the rights of content creators. "Fostering free expression requires that content creators be able to control their content," he said. Broadcasting & Cable
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