| May 2007 | FCC Prepares for Final Stage of DTV Conversion With the February, 2009, deadline for transition to digital television looming ever larger on the horizon, the Commission took several actions in late May to tie up a number of loose ends relating to the transition. The FCC also teed up many questions relating to various nuts and bolts items for stations still in the throes of the transition process. <MORE> |
| March 2007 | Anti-Trust Thresholds Increased for DOJ/FTC Review of Transactions Under federal antitrust law, certain mergers or acquisitions which exceed specified thresholds must first be submitted to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice for their review before the transaction is consummated. The FTC recently adjusted those thresholds for inflation. As the prices of broadcast properties increase, some broadcasters are finding that the values of their proposed deals are exceeding these thresholds, thereby triggering antitrust inquiries (with all the additional hassle, expense and delay that such inquiries entail). <MORE> |