John Eggerton
Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Will be third hearing for long-stalled nominee

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Sens. Markey, Baldwin reintroduce earlier unsuccessful effort

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Kuiper Systems orbital debris mitigation plan approved

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President plugs bills that would target early termination fees

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Firms say State of Union should include investments to ‘bolster’ their sector

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Broadcast group asks agency to suspend 2022 proceeding until it has done so

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Said satellite provider’s business decision looked like discrimination to them

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Utah Republican’s new bill would prevent those 15 and under from accessing sites

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Regulator points out that Congress limited maps to mass-market service

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ANA, 4A’s distance themselves from IAB stance on particular efforts to legislate fixes

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Former Fox, Disney lobbyist tells Congress to ignore ‘tabloid trash’ and vote to confirm

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Some affiliate stations balk at network-imposed distribution deal and will have signals pulled from vMVPD Monday

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Mass. Democrat says delay is ‘outrageous,’ citing alleged homophobia as one reason

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Satellites will be focus of Feb. 2 look at next-gen tech

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Broadcasters say agency action is needed to goose move to next-generation transmission

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Company says there will be guardrails to prevent repeat of dangerous content

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Rep. Buddy Carter to vice chair panel that oversees FCC

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Will use as it crafts congressionally-mandated rules

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NAB has called for government to target anti-competitive ad dominance

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Senior Republican on politically tied agency to address D.C. conference on March 1

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Argues playing field needs leveling if free press is to be protected

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Tech groups say Section 230 protections are essential to digital media’s utility

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