The broadcasters met again today and decided they could not allow the prime minister to dictate the terms of election debates, which took place for the first time at the last election.
"Voices" will advance long-neglected standards in the 1934 Communications Act which contains the imperative that broadcasters meet "the public interest, necessity and convenience" and other laws under the jurisdiction of the FCC.
Representatives of the Kirch Group of Germany, the country's biggest commercial television broadcaster, met late today with creditors, German financial sources said.
James Murdoch is also under investigation by Ofcom, the communications regulator, which is looking at whether the satellite broadcaster meets the "fit and proper" test in the light of his stewardship of News International.
There he was a strong advocate for radio and television broadcasters -- meeting with policymakers, testifying before Congress, and building the NAB Political Action Committee.
Shareholders in Britain's BSkyB satellite broadcaster are meeting in London on Tuesday to vote on, among other things, whether Mr. Murdoch should keep his position as chairman.
In practice, the cultural exception means broadcasters must meet quotas for French music and television programming, for example, and prices for books are set by regulators.
[C7.] Criticism for F.C.C. Indecency Fight The push by Michael K. Powell to significantly expand the indecency rules for broadcasters has met with criticism.
The F.C.C. has also failed to set guidelines for how broadcasters will meet their public interest responsibilities when digital TV and multicasting become more widespread.
In 1996 Congress declined to auction the additional channel space, agreeing to let existing broadcasters keep it at no charge, and urging the communications commission to seek recommendations as to what public-service obligations broadcasters should meet in return for those public airwaves.
I have got an open mind". An ITV spokesman said the broadcaster had met the "required volume of out-of-London production in 2007".
