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‘60 Minutes’ probe is ‘penalty,’ not ‘threat,’ per FCC chair
Under affiliate agreements, local TV stations are permitted to carry a network’s programming. While national networks are not ...
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‘It’s Not a Threat, That’s a Penalty’: Pro-Trump FCC Chair Raises Prospect of Pulling CBS’s Broadcast License
Brendan Carr told CNBC’s Sara Eisen on Monday that pulling CBS’s broadcast license is a potential “penalty” – not just a ...
FCC Chief Insists Donald Trump CBS Lawsuit Unrelated To Paramount-Skydance Review — “We Are Staying In Our Lane”
FCC chief Brendan Carr said the agency's review of the proposed merger of Paramount and Skydance is unrelated to President ...
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FCC Chairman Suggests CBS News Could Lose Its Broadcast License Over Kamala Harris Interview as ‘60 Minutes’ Keeps Attacking Trump
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, says the comment is not meant as a ‘threat.’ ...
CBS chief George Cheeks pledges to support team amid chaos and Trump threats
CBS unveiled its new programming lineup amid great uncertainty. The company is struggling to close its sale to David ...
FCC Chief Brendan Carr Vows to ‘Constrain’ the Power of National Networks and Reform ‘Arcane Artificial Limits’ on TV Station Ownership
FCC chief Brendan Carr said he hopes to 'constrain' the power of national networks as the commission digs into ...
CBS Boss George Cheeks Admits It’s A “Challenging” Time In TV & For Paramount, But That Didn’t Impact Its Schedule
CBS has been in the news for all sorts of reasons lately, including legal battles with the President of the United States and ...
FCC chair keeps ‘all options on the table’ after ‘60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley calls out Paramount bosses on air
Trump’s head of the Federal Communications Commission said Monday that he will review complaints over alleged news distortion ...
FCC chair says 'all options' open in CBS '60 Minutes' news distortion review
The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said Monday "all options remain on the table" in the agency's ongoing ...
Colbert calls out CBS parent company pressuring '60 Minutes'
"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert called out his employer, CBS parent company Paramount, on Tuesday over reports its owner ...
FCC Chair Says CBS-Trump Settlement Talks Have Nothing to Do With Paramount-Skydance Deal Review
FCC chairman Brendan Carr sidestepped a question during a Monday press conference about how a potential settlement of ...
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‘60 Minutes’ probe is ‘penalty,’ not ‘threat,’ per FCC chair
It’s been decades since the FCC pulled a license — and “that’s part of the issue,” Carr claimed. The complaint against CBS, filed by a pro-Trump group that alleged news distortion ...