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Walden Pushes Forward On FCC Reform
Adweek, Jan 26, 2012, 6:04 AM EST
Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and a former broadcaster, isn't giving up on his mission to reform the FCC. In a press briefing Wednesday morning, Walden seemed more determined than ever to pass legislation that would bring major changes to the independent agency that wields enormous sway over the $3 trillion communications business. Link | Add comment
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Levin: TV Spectrum Auctions Likely Doomed
TVNewsCheck, Jan 5, 2012, 7:08 AM EST
The chief architect of the FCC's National Broadband Plan says the incentive auction of TV spectrum is unlikely to produce much spectrum for wireless broadband or money for the federal treasury. Why? NAB-backed provisions designed to protect broadcasters in the authorizing legislation will expose the auction to crippling litigation. "Congratulations to [NAB President] Gordon Smith," he says. "He did a great job. He did the job he was hired to do.... But let’s not kid ourselves: That’s not putting the United States first." Full Story | Comments (21)
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Auctions May Be In GOP Payroll Tax Bill
The Hill, Dec 8, 2011, 9:43 AM EST
Republicans are considering including Rep. Greg Walden's (R-Ore.) spectrum bill in a proposal to extend the payroll tax holiday, Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) office confirmed. Link | Add comment
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Rep. Walden Floats Voluntary Auction Bill
TVNewsCheck, Nov 29, 2011, 4:38 PM EST
The legislation instructs the FCC to make "all reasonable efforts to preserve ... the coverage area and population served" of broadcasters who choose to hang on to their spectrum and not participate in the spectrum action. NAB praised the bill as a "a major step forward in ensuring that local television stations will continue to be able to serve our vast and diverse audiences.” Full Story | Add comment
Republicans Propose Overhaul Of FCC
The Hill, Nov 3, 2011, 3:09 PM EDT
The Republican duo of Rep. Greg Walden (Ore.) and Sen. Dean Heller (Nev.) unveiled legislation to change the way the FCC does business. Walden and other Republicans have stepped up their criticism of the FCC following the agency's adoption of net-neutrality rules, which the GOP argues are unnecessary and an overreach of the agency's authority. Link | Comments (2)
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FCC Needs Reform, Accountability
Politico, Sep 19, 2011, 6:59 AM EDT
The FCC should establish “shot clocks” so that parties know how quickly they can expect action in certain proceedings and should provide a schedule for when reports will be released. It should establish its own internal procedures for reviewing and deliberating on pending orders. And agencies entrusted with reviewing mergers, acquisitions and other transactions should focus on the merits of the transaction, and any conditions imposed on transactions should be tailored to transaction-specific harms already within the FCC’s authority to consider. Link | Add comment
Upton, Walden Ask FCC To Kill Fairness
The Hill, Jun 2, 2011, 7:42 AM EDT
The leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee wrote to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski on Tuesday asking him to strike the Fairness Doctrine from the agency's rulebook. The controversial rule, introduced in 1949, required broadcasters to present controversial public issues in a manner deemed fair and balanced by the FCC. The commission concluded in 1987 that the Fairness Doctrine was unconstitutional and pledged to cease enforcing it. Link | Comments (1)
Walden Questions FCC Spectrum Plan
TVNewsCheck, Mar 17, 2011, 3:17 PM EDT
Chairman of the House Communications Subcommittee and one-time radio broadcaster Greg Walden expesses doubt that the FCC plan for reclaiming broadcast spectrum is voluntary for broadcasters. He also joins broadcasters in calling for a spectrum inventory to determine whether taking back broadcast spectrum is truly necessary. Full Story | Add comment
Ex-Broadcaster Walden Gets Key Hill Post
Washington Post, Dec 16, 2010, 5:53 PM EST
Greg Walden (R-Ore.), a one-time radio station owner and longtime ally of broadcasters, used Twitter this afternoon to break the news that he will become the next chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, which oversees broadcasting laws and regulations. Link | Add comment

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  • David Wiegand

    Fans of Sex and the City have finally gotten their wish: Their beloved sex-focused sitcom is back on the air ... sort of. The four women have become four men, of course, and the writing isn't as good. Oh, and the laugh track so annoying, it's offensive. And did I mention that the costumes would be considered fashionable if you were holding a yard sale? Men at Work on TBS is almost quaint, it's so old fashioned. If it had any meat on its bones, you'd be tempted to say it's the sadly ignoble epitome of TV's long-festering emasculated-men syndrome. But it's so much of a big, forgettable, innocuous shrug, it's not even worth any actual vitriol.

  • Mike Hale

    The USA Network's motto is "Characters Welcome." Apparently they're especially welcome if they resemble Oscar Madison and Felix Unger. Already stocked with Odd Couple knockoffs in Psych and White Collar, USA adds to its inventory Common Law, another comic crime-fighting show about mismatched partners. But this latest entry exhibits very little of that kind of spark as it tries to wring laughs from the juxtaposition of counseling and police work. It looks too flat and schematically plotted to succeed as the type of lightweight summer fun we’ve come to expect from USA.

  • Joanne Ostrow

    Johnny Carson: Fantastic entertainer, miserable human being. That's the lasting message of Johnny Carson: King of Late Night, the new PBS American Masters film, a rich history of a rare product of television who dominated the small screen for decades. Unprecedented access to personal archives plus all existing episodes of The Tonight Show (1962-92), distinguishes this film by Peter Jones. Telling interviews with family and colleagues, including second wife Joanne Carson, former Tonight Show executive producer Peter Lassally and a number of biographers sharpen the picture. The clips are carefully selected to illustrate specific personality traits, the performance highlights are given context and meaning beyond funny lines and memorable moments.

  • Hank Stuever

    AMC's The Pitch is a sharply-made if slightly off-putting reality series that follows different advertising agencies each week as they compete for new accounts. The inspiration for the show — made clear by its own ad campaign — is to harness some of the verve generated by the network's acclaimed Mad Men. The Pitch has a way of making the ad world seem like a real downer — a repugnant exercise in egotism laced with depressing bouts of creative compromise.

  • Tim Goodman

    HBO's Veep stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as former Sen. Selina Meyer, who accepts the vice presidential duty and regrets it almost immediately: She has no real power and gets muscled by the Senate, Congress and the (so-far-unseen) president, who delegates all the truly crappy jobs to her. Louis-Dreyfus has found perhaps her best post-Seinfeld role and takes to it with such fervor — the constant swearing, the barely veiled desire to become president, the unhappy give-and-take with other politicians and a delightful disdain for average citizens — that you can't help but applaud what is clearly an Emmy-worthy effort. Her work alone makes Veep a gem, but there's even more to like.

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