Posts Tagged ‘Issue 214’
House Passes Series of COVID-19 Liability Protections
A series of bills shielding employers from what supporters call potentially “frivolous” lawsuits related to the COVID-19 pandemic were passed in the House on Wednesday (9/23), according to a report in Gongwer. Under the bills, employers would not be liable for an employee’s exposure to COVID-19 if the exposure happened during the COVID-19 state of…
Read MoreFCC Proposes $512,228 in Fines to TV Stations for Violating Rules Requiring Good Faith Negotiation of Retransmission Consent Agreements
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP With the October 1 deadline coming up for retransmission consent/must carry elections, and the likely commencement of many retransmission consent negotiations throughout the country, the FCC last week issued a decision that emphasizes the importance of “good faith” retransmission consent negotiations. In this action, the full Commission denied an Application for Review that…
Read More8 Blog Topic Formulas Radio Stations Can Use During the Pandemic
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies We’ve been big advocates of using content marketing as a strategy for radio stations looking to increase traffic to their websites. Of course, content marketing requires that radio stations create original content. This content can take many forms, including videos and podcasts, but one of the easiest to create…
Read MoreFirst Amendment Shines Through During Toughest of Times
By: Gordon H. Smith, President/CEO National Association of Broadcasters Two hundred and thirty-one years ago this week, Congress passed a collection of amendments to the U.S. Constitution, ten of which would become the Bill of Rights. Foremost in the Bill of Rights is the First Amendment, which allows Americans to worship how they please, speak…
Read MoreNAB Releases New ‘We Are Broadcasters’ TV and Radio Spots for Download
America’s broadcast radio and TV stations are the pulse of our communities – delivering critical news and information, weather and emergency updates and entertainment that connect and inspire us. Now more than ever, what you do for your communities is vital. In the past six months our country has been devastated by a global pandemic,…
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