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- Truth about mind-boggling claims Jeffrey Epstein used Zorro Ranch in scheme to i...
At least 35 females were likely victims of Jeffrey Epstein's depravity at the Zorro Ranch property in New Mexico where the disgraced financier hosted a slew of VIP guests and pals over the years. [TheTopNews] Read More.23 mins ago - Hilary Duff stuns fans as she REUNITES with ex-boyfriend Joel Madden on stage...The unexpected appearance came two decades after Duff and Madden dated. The former couple were tabloid fixtures during their romance, which ran from 2004 - 2006. [TheTopNews] Read More.24 mins ago
- FCC Votes to Modify TV Station Ownership Caps
FCC Commissioners Anna Gomez, Chair Brendan Carr and Commissioner Olivia Trusty, at an open meeting this past February. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images In a landmark vote that could forebode a similar change to the U.S. radio ownership caps, the Federal Communications Commission has voted to eliminate the 39 percent ownership cap on broadcast television stations. The vote marked the first time the rule has been modified in approximately 20 years and instead gives the FCC power to review each transaction that exceeds the caps on a case by case basis, to determine whether or not they are “in the public interest.” The 2–1 vote on party lines, with Commissioner Anna Gomez dissenting, was applauded by broadcasters who have lobbied for decades to end the caps. It is likely, however, to face lengthy legal challenges from opponents who argue the ownership limits can only be changed by Congress. While there is no formal proceeding on the table to lift the local radio ownership rule, as Radio World has reported, radio groups have been stepping up lobbying efforts to move the issue forward, as part of the FCC’s quadrennial review. Shortly after the vote on Thursday during the commission’s August meeting, the public interest group Free Press announced plans to file a lawsuit against the FCC, calling the order an “unlawful power grab,” arguing that only Congress has the authority to change the ownership caps. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr framed the changes as a way to protect local news and help TV stations better compete in a media landscape dominated by big tech and large streamers like Netflix. Carr stressed the importance of localism and the need to strengthen the economics of local news as reasons for approving changes in the ownership caps. “I don’t want local broadcast TV to go the way of local newspapers, and yet the risk is real,” Carr said, adding that over the last two decades “more than 80% of local journalism jobs have vanished.” He also said that the order would replace a “blunt instrument” of a 39% ownership cap with a nuanced case by case approach. In a statement, NAB president and CEO Curtis LeGeyt applauded the move, saying “[t]he FCC’s decision to eliminate the outdated national television ownership cap marks a generational step toward strengthening local stations and ensuring they can compete in today’s media marketplace.” Inviting further consolidation As expected, Gomez, the lone… [TheTopNews] Read More.24 mins ago - Blueberries and raspberries may be contaminated with ‘explosive’ par...Dr Robert Redfield made the warning during a TV interview, adding that the outbreak was 'clearly the largest... that we've ever had in the country'. [TheTopNews] Read More.26 mins ago
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- Yankees fan sues team for $10m after being struck in the head by bat thrown into...Stephanie Duluc, 37, was sitting in the fourth row behind home plate at Yankee Stadium during New York's clash with the Cleveland Guardians on June 2. [TheTopNews] Read More.27 mins ago
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