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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Probes Comcast Relations With NBC Stations
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr sent a letter to Comcast on Tuesday announcing a probe of the company's relations with NBC affiliates.
FCC opens probe into Comcast relationships with local TV affiliates
The chair of the Federal Communications Commission is opening a probe into NBC-parent Comcast’s relationships with its local broadcast TV affiliates, the latest in a series of investigations into major U.
FCC Chair Launches Inquiry Into NBCU Over Treatment Of Local Affiliates
The chairman of the FCC has opened another inquiry into a major media company, this time over the relationship between Comcast ‘s NBCUniversal and its local broadcast affiliates. Brendan Carr informed Comcast CEO Brian Roberts of the inquiry in a letter sent on Tuesday.
FCC Investigating Comcast and NBCUniversal’s Treatment of Broadcast Affiliates
The company says it will "cooperate with them to answer their questions" and that it is "proud" of supporting local broadcasters
FCC Opens Investigation Into Comcast’s Relations With Affiliates
In a letter to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, FCC chair Brendan Carr expressed concerns that NBC and other networks are attempting ‘to extract onerous financial and operational concessions from local broa
FCC Initiates Second Investigation of Comcast and NBCUniversal This Year
The Federal Communications Commission has launched another investigation into NBCUniversal and its parent company, Comcast, this year, focusing on their
FCC begins inquiry into Comcast and NBCUniversal’s handling of local affiliates
The Federal Communications Commission has opened an inquiry into NBCUniversal and its parent company, Comcast, over their handling of local broadcast television affiliate stations, according to a letter from commission chair Brendan Carr.
Report: FCC Chairman Writes Comcast CEO Over NBC Affiliations
The CEO of NBCUniversal parent Comcast has been told the agency is launching a formal inquiry focused on whether NBC affiliation agreements — and Comcast's practice in negotiations and affirming these deals — are in conflict with station owner independence and their stations' public service obligations.
FCC Investigating NBCUniversal Local and Comcast Over Treatment of Affiliates
According to Newsmax, which first reported the investigation, Carr sent a letter to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts earlier Tuesday informing him that the FCC Media Bureau is investigating the company's relationship with affiliates. As of this posting, the letter isn’t on the FCC website.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr investigates NBC over affiliate deals
FCC conducts investigation into Comcast's relationship with local broadcasters
The letter said that in the absence of the FCC's oversight, large national programmers have exerted tremendous control over the operations of local broadcast stations, which has created tension for them.
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Is the FCC coming for Comcast?
After targeting Paramount and Disney, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is eyeing Comcast’s NBCUniversal and its network of local ...
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FCC chairman says network oversight offers a needed ‘course correction’
We continue our look at the FCC’s decision to allow Paramount, the parent company of CBS, to merge with the Hollywood studio ...
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Comcast gave false map data to FCC—and didn’t admit it until Ars ...
Comcast admitted to the FCC that it doesn't offer service at Hillier's home in Arvada on February 3, one day after Ars contacted Comcast's public relations department.
Broadcast TV Lobby Praises FCC Chairman For Deregulatory Push, Even As He Also Investigates Some Of Its Members
The FCC has eyed an overhaul of broadcast ownership rules, long a priority of the NAB, even as it launches investigations ...