In the clearest sign yet that the switch to digital television signals won't go off seamlessly, the Department of Commerce said the coupon program that funds signal converter boxes for consumers needs more money. At the current pace of redemption, the $1.5 billion the government set aside to fund...
For television, there seem to be more questions than answers as 2008 comes to a close: How many industry pros will lose their jobs? How long will the recession last? How badly will the advertising market that is TV’s lifeblood falter? Wave after wave of anxiety-provoking headlines don’t help matters...
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A House Energy & Commerce Committee report may have been damning of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin’s leadership, but it appears it won’t result in any quick congressional restructuring of the nation’s communications agency. While it’s still early, upcoming changes at the...
The sun is starting to set on the administration of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin. President-elect Barack Obama last week named Susan Crawford, a University of Michigan professor of communications law, and Ken Werbach, a Wharton School assistant professor and former counsel...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin crossed party lines recently, siding with Democrats at the agency in finding that Comcast Corp. had improperly managed Web traffic on its high-speed Internet lines. That decision may or may not withstand predicted legal challenges. Whether or...