Legal News
Policy-related stories involving the broadcasting, streaming, advertising, measurement and journalism industries. Includes public service journalism on press freedom issues, government agencies and international affairs.
Judge dismisses Newsmax case against Fox News
The dismissal was on procedural grounds; Newsmax will have an opportunity to refile its case against Fox.
PBS issues pink slips after federal funding cuts
Dozens of employees are being laid off this week, and a number of open positions will go unfilled.
Sling TV takes shot at ESPN amid lawsuit over Day Pass feature
A senior-level executive said the Day Pass feature is the plan that "ESPN and Disney don't want you to know about."
Newsmax files antitrust lawsuit against Fox News
In a federal complaint, Newsmax accuses Fox of trying to convince pay TV operators to not carry it competing channel.
Judge says Google can keep Chrome, but must share search data
will be allowed to keep its Chrome browser, but cannot forge search-related agreements with third parties on an exclusive basis.
FCC rejects calls for cable-like regulatory fees on broadband providers
The FCC says it doesn't have the budget or the manpower to enforce new regulatory fees on other sectors.
Disney, ESPN sue Sling TV over day pass subscriptions
Disney claims Sling TV's new day and weekend passes, which offer short-term access to ESPN, were launched without prior knowledge.
Judge questions Kari Lake’s efforts to dismantle Voice of America
A federal judge overseeing lawsuits against Lake has ordered her to testify under oath.
FCC should exempt small TV stations from NextGen TV rules, group says
The LPTV Broadcasters Association told the FCC that a mandatory ATSC 3.0 transition could force small stations off the air due to prohibitive costs.
Judge awards TV meteorologist $826,000 in discrimination case
Meredith Corporation, the owner of KMOV-TV, ordered to pay ex-meteorologist Meghan Danahey $826,000 after a judge ruled her firing was discriminatory and retaliatory.
Comcast says FCC should reject “two-tier” TV station ownership proposal
The NBC Universal owner said the federal agency should not impose separate ownership rules for networks and independent station groups.
Trump suggests pulling broadcast licenses of NBC, ABC stations
Trump complains that ABC News and NBC News regularly publish "bad stories" about him, and suggested the networks lose their local TV licenses.