FCC Denies 36 TV Indecency Complaints
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Federal regulators on Monday denied 36 complaints of broadcast indecency in connection with popular TV shows like "Friends," "The Simpsons," and "Gilmore Girls."
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Nearly a third of ABC's TV  affiliates, citing concerns over profanity, graphic violence  and a government crackdown on indecency, refused to show the  network's Veterans Day broadcast of the war film "Saving  Private Ryan."
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It's generally okay to use a common nickname for "Richard" as an insult on network television, the Federal Communications Commission ruled Monday, in a denial of several indecency complaints brought to the agency.
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Pixilation is no excuse when it comes to federal indecency laws as the FCC said Tuesday that it wants to fine Fox Broadcasting Co.
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The Federal Communications  Commission on Wednesday reviewed complaints about ABC's steamy  "Desperate Housewives" promotion before "Monday Night Football"  and while the agency's chairman expressed disappointment, it  was not clear whether government would tackle the network.
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U.S. television broadcasters Fox and  CBS Corp. this week argued that a Federal Communications  Commission crackdown on fleeting TV profanity and nudity was  unconstitutional and a big change in how the agency handled  similar cases.
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Fox Broadcasting Co. and 155 Fox televisions stations on Friday urged U.S. communications regulators to rescind their proposed &#36;1.18 million fine for airing allegedly indecent content on the "Married by America" show.
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Federal regulators Thursday rejected a request by broadcasters to require cable operators to carry multiple digital channel offerings from local television stations.
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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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The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday reviewed complaints about ABC&#39;s steamy &quot;Desperate Housewives&quot; promotion before &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; and while the agency&#39;s chairman expressed disappointment, it was not clear
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The Federal Communications Commission could fine broadcasters up to $500,000 for indecency violations under a bill passed overwhelmingly by the House Wednesday.
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CBS told a federal court  Monday that the government's new "zero tolerance" policy for  indecent broadcasts is threatening to choke off free speech.
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The Federal Communications  Commission on Tuesday sought to fine 169 Fox television  stations a total of $1.18 million for violating decency  standards when they aired an episode of "Married by America."
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WASHINGTON - Federal regulators proposed a record indecency fine of nearly $1.2 million Tuesday against Fox Broadcasting Co. for an episode of its reality series "Married by America."   The Federal Communications Commission cited the network for the April 7, 2003, program, which included scenes from Las Vegas bachelor and bachelorette parties featuring strippers and various sexual situations...
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The Federal Communications Commission has asked for a tape of NBC's broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics after it received at least one indecency complaint.
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In a major victory for commercial  television networks, a U.S. appeals court on Monday overruled  federal regulators who decided that expletives uttered on  broadcast TV violated decency standards.
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LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON  - Fearful of  the FCC crackdown on indecent broadcasts, at least 18 ABC  affiliates plan to pre-empt the network's unedited broadcast of  the film "Saving Private Ryan" at 8 Thursday night.