Group linked to law firm challenges sale of Sinclair TV stations
A group called Frequency Forward has filed a petition with the FCC challenging Sinclair’s planned divestiture of certain local TV assets to a former Bally Sports executive.
Legal News
Dish asks FCC to allow distant feeds during local TV carriage disputes
Present rules prevent Dish Network and DirecTV from importing distant local signals during programming related blackouts. Echostar says that should change.
Delaware judge says Newsmax defamed Dominion Voting Systems
A judge in Delaware said election-related conspiracies aired on Newsmax four years ago amounted to defamation, though a jury may still have to weigh other elements of the case.
FCC’s Anna Gomez: Trump, Carr engaging in “harassment” against broadcasters
The Democratic regulator said the FCC’s probes into CBS and Disney amounted to “harassment” at the direction of the Trump administration.
Reuters publishes false report on Trump tariffs
A false report on social media that was widely picked up by legitimate financial news outlets caused a brief buying frenzy on Wall Street early Monday morning.
Grant Napear loses lawsuit against Bonneville over firing
Napear sued Bonneville International after he was terminated for tweeting “All Lives Matter” during protests over George Floyd’s murder.
Court: Wikipedia must defeat comments about Reuters-backed news business
A court in New Delhi says the operator of Wikipedia must remove “defamatory” comments made about Reuters-affiliated news agency ANI.
NAB renews call for FCC to eliminate broadcast ownership cap
The NAB has sent a letter to the FCC urging the agency to eliminate federal ownership caps for radio and TV station owners.
FAA grants Sinclair broad authority to fly drones over people, vehicles
The FAA has granted local TV broadcaster Sinclair approval to fly drones over cars and people without a separate waiver.
Viewpoint: Is the Signal app really that secure?
Signal is in the news because of a security failure; whether or not the app is “secure” depends mostly on how you use it, and why.
Lawmakers accuse FCC Chairman Carr of weaponizing agency
The Chairman is accused of targeting certain broadcasters and other organizations at the behest of President Trump and Elon Musk.
Comcast, YES Network reach last-minute distribution deal
Comcast and Xfinity TV will continue to offer the YES Network for a little while longer, according to a short statement from both companies on Monday.