Archive - Policyband

D.C. Memo: Do Red State AGs Want Power to Shoot Down Drones Dropping Mobile Phones into Prisons?

Led by Georgia AG Chris Carr, the officials want 'the ability to use multiple means necessary to disable or intercept drones before they reach the…

15 hrs ago • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Warns NFL Streaming Deals Undercut Basis for League's Antitrust Exemption

FCC Chairman says, 'You effectively have to have a computer science degree ... ' to keep track of the migration of marquee sports to streaming platforms

Mar 30 • Ted Hearn

Policyband Analysis: Obama Judge’s TRO Filled with TDS (TEGNA Derangement Syndrome)

It was a shock to see another superstar company like Nexstar effectively ground to dust by a dystopian West Coast political class led by America Last…

Mar 30 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: FCC Defends Nexstar-TEGNA Merger Approval in D.C. Circuit, Says Stay Would 'Needlessly Delay' Deal Benefits

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr tells reporters in Washington, D.C., Thursday that he and his two colleagues still might vote on the Media Bureau's March 19…

Mar 27 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: Cox Wins Supreme Court Copyright Fight over Sony in a Crushing 9-0 Wipeout for Famed Conservative Litigator Paul Clement

Clement has been hired by six cable broadband associations to fight the FCC's approval of the Nexstar-TEGNA merger

Mar 26 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: Easy, Policyband — Trump and Newsmax Remain on Good Terms, Ruddy Says

'President has no problem with me or Newsmax, I was with him Saturday night,' Ruddy said in an email to Policyband. Yet, Trump blasted his friend's…

Mar 25 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: Does Chris Ruddy Now Have a POTUS Problem? “Can you believe it? I’m talking to CNN over Newsmax, Can you believe it?” an annoyed…

Trump tells Newsmax reporter Mike Carter, 'You’re not doing a good job, did you hear me?'

Mar 24 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: Can They Really Unscramble the Egg? Newsmax Locks Arms with Cable, DIRECTV in Challenging Closed Nexstar-TEGNA Merger

Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy issues statement saying FCC approval was 'an affront to both legal process and the rule of law' while FCC Chairman Brendan Carr…

Mar 23 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: Nexstar-TEGNA Deal Sails Through Carr’s FCC in a Speedy 121 Days; CEO Sook Makes a Few Minor Concessions But That’s It

Nexstar has two years to sell six TV stations but in the end, it might not have to if FCC local TV ownership rules happen to change during the interval

Mar 20 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: D.C. CTO Says NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth Left Out a Key Detail in Her WSJ Takedown

‘Here’s the twist: These locations were identified by the federal government, not the District of Columbia,” said D.C. Chief Technology Officer Stephen…

Mar 19 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: NCTA CEO Has a Big Concern about WRC-27 in Shanghai — China Spying

Cable broadband leader wants WRC-27 delegates to have ‘reliable encrypted Wi-Fi connectivity’ and ‘appropriate privacy safeguards in meeting spaces and…

Mar 18 • Ted Hearn

D.C. Memo: WOW's Japanese Buyer Asks for Swift FCC Merger Review

Masayoshi Son's Softbank Corp. is paying $4 billion to acquire WOW! parent DigitalBridge Group

Mar 17 • Ted Hearn

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