The FCC’s effort to establish rules of the road for internet service has been sidelined again, as a federal appeals court has blocked the latest version of net neutrality regulations. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the FCC did not have the authority to implement the rules, which…

NewsNation and CW parent Nexstar itself hasn't drawn the ire of the incoming president, but its CEO Perry Sook says Donald Trump's threats against big broadcasters, that the FCC could pull their licenses, is not really in the cards. "I think there is some animus or frustration with some of the…

Brendan Carr, an FCC commissioner who is Donald Trump’s pick to chair the regulatory body, vowed to back local TV stations “even if that’s in conflict with the interests of national broadcast networks.” Appearing Friday on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, Carr continued to draw attention to broadcast…

Jessica Rosenworcel, the first woman to serve as permanent FCC chair, will depart the agency on January 20, the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration. Rosenworcel’s announcement this morning came after Trump announced that a fellow commissioner, Republican Brendan Carr, would serve as FCC chairman in…

UPDATED, with additional comments: Brendan Carr, Donald Trump’s pick to serve as chairman of the FCC, said that the agency would examine a complaint over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris as it reviews the merger of Skydance with Paramount Global, the parent company of…

Donald Trump has picked Brendan Carr to serve as his next FCC chairman, selecting the senior Republican on the commission who has promised to rein in Big Tech. Carr’s choice had been expected. Trump nominated Carr to serve on the FCC in his first term. Trump said in a statement, “Commissioner…

Longtime Paramount Global shareholder Mario Gabelli, who had agitated against iterations of the Skydance-Paramount merger deal, is stepping up his campaign for more transparency around the deal. Lawyers for Gabelli, who operates an investment fund holding 12.5% of Paramount Class A shares and about…

UPDATED with Trump and NBC comment: Following FCC concerns over Kamala Harris‘ last-minute Saturday Night Live appearance, NBC has given Donald Trump 90 seconds of free ad time. On Sunday, the network aired a clip of Trump addressing voters during its coverage of the NASCAR Playoffs race and the…

UPDATE: NBC affiliates have started to post notices in their public inspection files of the free airtime provided to Kamala Harris for her cameo on Saturday Night Live. Network affiliates including those New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. filed notice that Harris “appeared without charge” on…

The FCC has proposed a fine of $146,976 against ESPN for six violations of Emergency Alert System rules. The agency cited an ESPN promo for the start of the 2023-24 NBA season that transmitted emergency signals. Agency rules prohibit such transmissions in an absence of an actual…

UPDATED, with more detail: Donald Trump’s call last week for CBS to lose its license for the way that it edited a Kamala Harris interview — he says it was “election interference” — drew a rebuke from the chair of the FCC, the agency that oversees broadcasting. “The FCC does not and will not revoke…

FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is condemning Donald Trump’s attacks on CBS over edits done to a 60 Minutes interview, calling them “threats against free speech” that are “serious and should not be ignored.” Trump has been attacking the CBS program over edits made to its interview with Kamala…