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Staying Out

January 1, 2007
The Federal Trade Commission doesn’t have the authority to impose quality standards on broadcast ratings and found nothing deceptive about Nielsen's rollout of the local people meters. Nielsen's critics maintain that the samples for its LPM services
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Hot Seats

January 1, 2007
The White House will now have to fill Kevin Martin's seat on the Republican majority, five-member FCC.
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New Blood

January 1, 2007
On Wednesday, Kevin Martin, a lawyer with close ties to the White House, became the new chairman of the FCC. Martin is one of four commissioners who served under Powell and has been one of the less vocal members of the FCC.
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Hasta Aquí

January 1, 2007
The FCC won’t take to the Supreme Court a negative ruling from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on the new media ownership rules.
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Kicked Back

January 1, 2007
A federal appeals court on Thursday largely reversed the Federal Communications Commission's media ownership rules that would have allowed broadcasting companies to own more radio and television stations in the same market.
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Holding Pattern

January 1, 2007
The court ruling also put on hold any implementation of the rules until the FCC better justifies how it came up with those rules and the numerical limits placed on media companies.
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Keep It Simple

January 1, 2007
Liberman Broadcasting's proposed $184 million initial public offering (HMW 2/16/04) contemplates no acquisitions, just paying down existing debt.
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Legal Issues

January 1, 2007
Judges from the 3rd Circuit Court in Philadelphia last week indicated they would act quickly on the appeals filed to the FCC's June order relaxing broadcast ownership rules. The judges will release an opinion by July.
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Going Public?

January 1, 2007
Liberman Broadcasting, the Los Angeles-based Spanish-language broadcaster, last week filed a Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, laying the groundwork for an initial public offering (IPO) of its Class A common stock.
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Solid Footing

January 1, 2007
Entravision Communications wrapped up 2003 with double-digit revenue growth led by its television and radio segments.
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