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Amy Maclean
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12/17/2025
FCC Chair Says Agency No Longer Independent
A lot is going to be made about the fireworks coming out of Wednesday’s Senate Commerce hearing over the broadcast public interest standard and the Jimmy Kimmel saga, but those with business in front of the FCC may want to pay closer attention to Chairman Brendan Carr’s responses on whether it’s an independent agency.
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12/16/2025
DirecTV Scores Big Win in Long-Running Nexstar Fight
A day after CFX flagged the DirecTV challenge lingering before the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, a decision came down finding the pay-TV provider has standing to proceed with its federal antitrust claims against Nexstar and its shared services partners.
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12/15/2025
Retrans Review: Big Decisions Loom as Retrans Stakes Rise
With the FCC weighing many changes to the broadcast regulatory regime, the future of retransmission consent negotiations is at the top of MVPDs’ minds and there are still quite a few question marks.
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12/11/2025
Broadcast Affiliates Don’t Share Networks’ Rosy View
It was networks vs. affiliates at the FCC last week, as comments came pouring in for the agency’s proceeding on the interactions between broadcast station owners and the national networks.
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12/10/2025
Package Overhaul: Comcast Simplifies Video Lineup
Comcast promised earlier this year to make its offerings simpler and more transparent for customers. Now, it’s rejiggering its video packages to create a nationwide price plan that eliminates breakout RSN and broadcast TV fees.
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Premium Content
12/01/2025
SCOTUS Hears Cox-Sony Copyright Clash
The long-running Cox-Sony case had its day before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, and both sides got quite the grilling.