A state judge and a federal judge have each ruled that Comcast cannot move community-access cable television channels higher up the dial and out of the reach of thousands of Michigan subscribers as it

JUDGES: COMCAST CAN'T MOVE LOCAL CHANNELS
[SOURCE: Associated Press]

Actress Diane Keaton said the f-word on broadcast TV Tuesday.

KEATON SLIPS, FCC STAMMERS
[SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter, AUTHOR: Brooks Boliek]

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin announced the FCC would investigate allegations of blocking content and determine whether they violated the FCC's four broadband principles.

MARTIN GETS THE BALL ROLLING ON "BLOCKING" INVESTIGATION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
[SOURCE: Tales from the Sausage Factory, AUTHOR: Harold Feld]

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said Tuesday that he didn't think the FCC needed major reforming, as has been suggested by some on Capitol Hill.

MARTIN: FCC DOESN'T NEED MAJOR REFORM
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

Lower expectations for the upcoming FCC spectrum auctions?

FCC CHIEF SAYS ECONOMY COULD HURT WIRELESS SALE
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Peter Kaplan]

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said Tuesday that the commission should be releasing a new testing schedule for unlicensed devices this week, with testing likely to begin by th

FCC TO BEGIN TESTING UNLICENSED DEVICES AGAIN
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

According to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin, the FCC will try to complete its review of the XM/Sirius Satellite Radio merger by the end of March.

MARTIN LOOKS TO FIRST QUARTER DECISION ON XM/SIRIUS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

Some things you are not likely to hear at Thursday's "State of the FCC" meeting.

ALL'S WELL IN FCC-LAND?
[SOURCE: StopBigMedia.com]

Through the end of the fourth quarter, broadcast-network prime-time audiences between the ages of 18 and 49 -- the favored advertiser demographic -- are off 11% on live-only viewing.

BROADCAST TV RATINGS START TO STRAIN
[SOURCE: AdAge, AUTHOR: Brian Steinberg]

Last week a meme rumbled through the web touting the writers strike as the booster behind increased online-video traffic. The assumption was logical but incorrect.

TV's SHRINKING AUDIENCE NOT ALL SHIFTING TO WEB
[SOURCE: AdAge, AUTHOR: Abbey Klaassen]

"It will be years before media-company balance sheets, forecasts and valuations substantively reflect digital growth potential.

BOTTOM-LINE: MEDIA COS MUST RESTRUCTURE OR FACE CONSEQUENCES
[SOURCE: Media Post, AUTHOR: Diane Mermigas]

If you tuned into the presidential debate Tuesday night, you did not see Rep Dennis Kucinich at the table. Here's why.

KUCINICH VS GE
If you tuned into the presidential debate Tuesday night, you did not see Rep Dennis Kucinich at the table. Here's why.

A conservative group must abide by campaign finance laws if it wants to run advertisements promoting its anti-Hillary Rodham Clinton movie, a federal court ruled Tuesday.

COURT PUTS AD LIMITS ON 'HILLARY: THE MOVIE'
[SOURCE: Associated Press]

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Canada's federal broadcast regulator, has unveiled a new policy restricting private broadcasting companies from controlling more than t

CANADA'S NEW MEDIA OWNERSHIP RULES
[SOURCE: Financial Post, AUTHOR: Barbara Shecter]

Congress returns to Washington and here's the agenda.

IN '08, A CURTAILED AGENDA FOR CONGRESS
[SOURCE: The Christian Science Monitor, AUTHOR: Gail Russell Chaddock]

When college kids make mashups of Hollywood movies, are they violating the law? Not necessarily.

RECUT, REFRAME, RECYCLE
[SOURCE: Center for Social Media, AUTHOR: Pat Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi]

The Progressive Communicators Network's latest publication highlights success stories from across the country, and shows in lively detail how communicators are empowering new voices, shifting public c

RAISE EVERY VOICE
[SOURCE: Progressive Communicators Network]

Connected Nation responds to "Connect Kentucky Provides Uncertain Model for Federal Legislation," claiming "Nearly all of [Art Brodsky's] 'significant' points ...

CONNECTED NATION RESPONDS TO ART BRODSKY
[SOURCE: Connected Nation, AUTHOR: Brian R. Mefford, CEO ]

Comcast Corp., the nation's leading provider of residential high-speed Internet access, has received official word that it is being investigated by the Federal Communications Commission in connection

FCC OPENS NET NEUTRALITY PROBE OF COMCAST
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]

The Federal Communications Commission will consider a petition that could result in a rise in costs for broadband users who want to talk with their analog counterparts.

EMBARQ PROPOSES FEE INCREASES FOR VOIP
[SOURCE: Jeff Pulver]