FCC Proposes &#36;1.2M Indecency Fine for Fox
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Federal regulators proposed a record indecency fine of nearly &#36;1.2 million Tuesday against Fox Broadcasting Co. for an episode of its reality series "Married by America" that included graphic scenes from bachelor and bachelorette parties.
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Legislation aimed at raising fines tenfold for indecent acts on broadcast television and radio is due to be unveiled today by Senator Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, his spokesman Aaron Groote said yesterday. Brownback's legislation would raise the maximum possible fine to $325,000 per violation with a maximum of $3 million per continuing violation, according to a draft of the ...
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The Federal Communications  Commission is set to impose a record $550,000 indecency fine  against CBS-owned stations for their broadcast of singer Janet  Jackson's breast-bearing incident during January's Super Bowl,  the Washington Post reported on Saturday.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation to hike fines to as much as &#36;500,000 on broadcasters and entertainers who violate decency limits on the air.
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A federal court handed the TV networks a major victory yesterday, ruling that the Federal Communications Commission's crackdown on indecency was "arbitrary and capricious."
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The Federal Communications Commission is said to be preparing to levy a fine of &#36;1 million or more against Fox Broadcasting Co. and its affiliates for running afoul of indecency regulations in April 2003 with an episode of the reality show "Married by America," sources said.
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Legislation allowing indecency fines against broadcasters to rise to more than 15 times their current level is approved.
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The FCC is set to vote unanimously for a record-setting fine against CBS-owned stations for violating broadcast decency standards with the network's January breast-baring Super Bowl halftime show, though some commissioners are expected to say the fines are not severe enough, FCC sources said. -The Washington Post
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The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $1.4 million fine against 52 ABC Television Network stations over a 2003 broadcast of cop drama NYPD Blue.
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Airing a glimpse of Janet Jackson&#39;s right breast during the Super Bowl could cost 20 TV stations owned by CBS $550,000 in indecency fines, the Federal Communications Commission finally announced yesterday.
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House and Senate lawmakers have agreed to increase fines on broadcasters who air indecent material, and are trying to include the measure as an amendment to a defense bill, Sen. Sam Brownback said on Tuesday.
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CBS got the bill Wednesday for Janet Jackson's eye-catching flash dance during the Super Bowl halftime show: a record $550,000. The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to fine each of the 20 CBS-owned television stations $27,500, which is the maximum penalty for indecency.
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Pop singer Janet Jackson's bare  breast flash earlier this year during the nationally televised  Super Bowl football game will cost the CBS television network a  record $550,000 for violating indecency rules, U.S.  communications regulators said on Wednesday.
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U.S. lawmakers have dropped a legislative provision that would have substantially raised fines for indecent antics on broadcast radio and television, congressional aides said on Friday.
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After a brief lull, the Federal Communications Commission recommenced its battle against provocative television shows late Friday, proposing a $1.43 million fine against ABC and its affiliates for a February 2003 episode of "NYPD Blue." (Read the FCC s...
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Fox Broadcasting Co. is appealing a record-setting $1.18 million fine for airing racy fare on a show called "Married by America," saying the government's indecency rules for broadcast television are unconstitutional because they don't apply to cable and satellite television.
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The Federal Communications Commission Tuesday proposed a record-setting $1.2 million fine against 169 Fox television stations  for an April 2003 broadcast of "Married by America" that featured whipped-cream-covered strippers and digitally obscured nudity. -The Washington Post