Networks grow balls
Well, at long last, the TV networks are ganging up together against the FCC and its unconstitutional, insulting, insipid indecency rulings.
ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, along with their network affiliate associations and the Hearst-Argyle Television group of stations, filed notices of appeal in various federal courts, including in Washington, D.C., and New York….The move represents a protest against the aggressive enforcement of federal indecency rules that broadcasters have complained are vague and inconsistently applied. Millions of dollars in fines have been levied based on those rules…..ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, along with their network affiliate associations and the Hearst-Argyle Television group of stations, filed notices of appeal in various federal courts, including in Washington, D.C., and New York. Some were filed late Thursday and the rest Friday morning.
The move represents a protest against the aggressive enforcement of federal indecency rules that broadcasters have complained are vague and inconsistently applied. Millions of dollars in fines have been levied based on those rules.
Go get ‘em.
Tags: Howard_Stern
April 16th, 2006 at 10:48 pm
It would have been nice that the media companies went after the FCC years ago so I wouldn’t have to buy satellite to listen to Stern. Thank you Media companies for sitting on your asses taking it from the FCC.
April 16th, 2006 at 11:37 pm
I just knew those stem cells would come in handy some day.
April 17th, 2006 at 7:34 am
It’s about time. Hopefully Jeff will be called in as a witness to explain how Brent Bozo, err Bozell and his internet complaint generator is skewing the number of actual vaild complaints received by the FCC.
April 17th, 2006 at 9:11 am
Wow Gold Says- Spamity, spam, spam, spam…
April 17th, 2006 at 10:10 am
Since they’re still pushing for restrictions on my political speech and kowtowing to the Islamicists, this is just MSM pushing for boobie-talk. It’s not free-speech advocacy.
April 17th, 2006 at 2:52 pm
I am in full agreement with you. I had a sense something was fishy when well over 99.9% of the indecency complaints filed came about via the PTC.
We don’t even know whether the people who complained actually saw the offending material or if they are relying on the PTC’s say-so.
There’s a chance there isn’t a real problem here, but I think there’s a better chance that I’ll get a date with the actress who stars in a prime-time series that usually has finished in the top two spots in its timeslot and will be back this coming autumn for another season. Can’t say who she is (she reportedly has a boyfriend), but I will allow that a few years ago, she made a very favorable impression on me with a prompt apology to a two-timing jerk’s girlfriend after she was placed in an awkward situation by said jerk.
(By the way - I came to your site via Austin Bay’s blog.)
April 18th, 2006 at 12:55 pm
Hmm… the networks don’t think they should change.. the public doesn’t think they should change… wait, who exactly is telling the FCC that it should clamp down on television again?