Kathleen A. Kirby
Wiley Rein LLP
Articles
FCC acts to attribute television JSAs and prohibit joint retransmission consent agreements; initiates 2014 quadrennial ownership review
USA - March 31 2014 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) today took actions that implicate media ownership and television retransmission consent…
"Enhanced ENT" captioning deadline is June 30, 2014
USA - March 31 2014 Newsrooms that currently use Electronic Newsroom Technique (ENT) to comply with the Federal Communications Commission's closed captioning rules will…
FCC seeks comment on repacking timeline and expenses
USA - March 25 2014 If hundreds of television stations had to modify their facilities and change their broadcast channels at roughly the same time, how long would it…
Risk still hovers over use of drones for newsgathering
USA - March 17 2014 In last night's 60 Minutes piece, Drones Over America, Morley Safer aptly described the "drone show" as "part sci-fi, part video extravaganza, and…
FCC updates and clarifies television closed captioning rules, seeks comment on extending responsibility beyond broadcasters and MVPDs and elimination of certain exemptions
USA - March 6 2014 On February 24, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Report and Order (Order) and Declaratory Rulingupdating…
