Public Broadcasters Prepare to Fight Federal Budget Cuts
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The magnitude of the proposed cuts in federal funds for public broadcasting put forth this week  sent public broadcasters scrambling.
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NEW YORK The broadcast networks&#39; upfront revenue take could decline this year to about $8.5 billion from last year&#39;s $8.75 billion for a number of reasons.
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Two senators on Wednesday threatened  to introduce bipartisan legislation that would block the U.S.  Federal Communication Commission from acting quickly to ease  rules governing media ownership.
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So far, the decade-long transition to digital broadcasting has mostly been about pain. Beginning Thursday, the public will start to see the gain.
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Michael K. Powell, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has been at the forefront of efforts to get consumers to buy high-definition TVÂs.
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At a time of layoffs and budget cuts at traditional newspapers, foundations and donors are funding new journalism ventures.
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Text of report by VOA News.com website on 5 February  The new US budget proposal would eliminate most Voice of America English broadcasts, as well as radio programmes in 12 other languages.
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The $550,000 fine against CBS could be seen as a victory for those pushing for a purification of the public airwaves. &quot;It&#39;s a partial victory,&quot; said Lara Mahaney of the Parents Television
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LOS ANGELES  In some of the harshest cutbacks in the public broadcaster&#39;s 89-year history, the BBC announced plans on Tuesday (Dec. 7) to cut roughly 10 percent of its workforce over the next three years.
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Britain&#39;s public broadcaster, the BBC, announced one of the biggest shake-ups in its 82-year history Tuesday, with plans to axe at least 2,900 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, and trim $624 million in costs.
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WHATEVER VOICE towns and cities have in their cable television service will be at stake in a bill before the state Legislature tomorrow.
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Owners of thousands of small television stations that reach rural populations or specialize in community affairs and minority programming are worried the digital transition is going to leave their audiences watching a blank screen.
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Regulators are stepping up their pressure on TV stations to give up billions of dollars worth of airwaves in major markets around the country.-The Washington Post
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Senate Democrats pressed the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission yesterday to slap tighter controls on media ownership, public-interest broadcasting and television violence.
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U.S. communications regulators are expected to approve on Tuesday a plan to loosen media ownership restrictions, despite objections from consumer groups and a threat by some U.S. senators to revoke the action.
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Text of report by US Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website on 5 March  The proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for U.S.
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The latest crackdown comes before a protest planned this week against new government curbs on the news media, a government official acknowledged Wednesday.