Thursday, September 27, 2007

FCC urges fine for Comcast
Hollywood Reporter, United States - Sep 24, 2007
By Brooks Boliek WASHINGTON -- Federal media regulators want to hit Comcast with the government's first fine for showing a so-called "video news release" ...
FCC Proposes 'Fake News' Fine
The Associated Press - Sep 24, 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a $4000 fine against Comcast Corp. for airing a pitch for a sleep aid without telling ...
FCC fines Comcast for fake news story
Ars Technica, MA - 15 hours ago
By John Timmer | Published: September 26, 2007 - 04:30PM CT Anybody who's surfed through some of the off-the-beaten-track cable channels has likely ...
Comcast draws a fine for PR clip
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Sep 26, 2007
The FCC says the company did not identify the source of material it aired. Comcast will challenge the penalty. By Jeff Gelles There may sometimes be a ...
CN8 to fight fine for promo use
Philadelphia Daily News, PA - Sep 26, 2007
by ELLEN GRAY The Federal Communications Commission wants to fine Comcast for a CN8 consumer report last year about a non-prescription sleep aid that the ...
FCC Cracks Down on Use of Video News Releases
AdAge.com (subscription) - Sep 25, 2007
By Ira Teinowitz WASHINGTON (AdAge.com) -- The Federal Communications Commission is upping the pressure on broadcasters and cable companies to limit the use ...
FCC Proposes Fine for Comcast
Television Week, MI - Sep 25, 2007
By Ira Teinowitz The Federal Communications Commission is proposing to fine Comcast $5000 for running a video news release without disclosing the provider ...
FCC Proposes $4000 Fine On Comcast For Broadcasting "Fake News"
The Consumerist, NY - Sep 25, 2007
The FCC, always a source of amusement for this website, has decided to crack down on Comcast for broadcasting VNRs or "Video News Releases. ...
FCC Fines Comcast for Fake News
Common Dreams (press release), ME - Sep 25, 2007
WASHINGTON - September 24 - Today, in response to a complaint filed in 2006 by Free Press and the Center for Media and Democracy, the Federal Communications ...
FCC fines Comcast for VNRs
Raw Story, MA - Sep 24, 2007
Cable giant Comcast violated the law by broadcasting video news releases without identifying them as sponsored programming, the Federal Communications ...
FCC: Cable Subject to VNR IDs
Broadcast Newsroom, CA - Sep 24, 2007
(Broadcasting & Cable) _ The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau confirmed that it believes cable operators are subject to FCC ...
FCC Fines CN8 Over Sleep Segment
Animation Artist, CA - Sep 24, 2007
(Multichannel News) _ Washington ' The Federal Communications Commission wants Comcast to pay a $4000 fine after an initial probe revealed that the cable ...
FCC Fines Fake TV News
YubaNet, CA - Sep 25, 2007
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced September 2 that it was fining Comcast Corp. $4000, for its cable channel CN8's broadcast of fake ...
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