Fox Faces &#36;1 Million Indecency Fine
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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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Janet Jackson&#39;s split-second Super Bowl flash dance will cost Viacom $550,000. The FCC this week levied the maximum indecency fine of $27,500 for each of the 20 Viacom-owned CBS affiliates.
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LOS ANGELES  - A Chicago man faces up to three years in prison for illegally uploading pirated episodes of the Fox series "24" to an online video hub, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly sued one of his associate producers and her lawyer on Wednesday, alleging they threatened him with a high profile sexual harassment case unless he and Fox paid &#36;60 million in "hush money."
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LOS ANGELES  As expected, the Federal Communications Commission has fined CBS $550,000 for its airing of Janet Jackson&#39;s exposed right breast at the Super Bowl.
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The Federal Communications Commission is set to impose a record &#36;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 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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In a sign that the  federal airwaves police may ratchet up their campaign against  racy programming, the FCC on Friday determined that a woman's  naked backside is indecent enough to net ABC a proposed fine of  $1.43 million.
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Pre-watershed buttock outrage The Federal Communications Commission declared last Friday it would fine Disney-owned ABC network $1.43m for broadcasting a revealing episode of cop show NYPD Blue before the watershed in violation of regulations prohibiting the broadcast of obscene material between 6am and 10pm.â¦
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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" that included graphic scenes from bachelor and bachelorette parties.
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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
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Regulators rejected 36 complaints of indecency Monday against popular TV shows including "Friends" and "The Simpsons."
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Pop singer Janet Jackson's bare  breast flash earlier this year will result in a record $550,000  fine for 20 CBS television stations, U.S. Federal  Communications Commission officials said on Tuesday.
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A federal judge has imposed the maximum fine of &#36;300,000 against a former member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who allegedly leaked "screener" copies of movies that were distributed on the Internet.
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Fines of up to &#36;500,000 per violation for indecent material aired on broadcast television and radio were unveiled by a top U.S. House of Representatives lawmaker on Tuesday, renewing a campaign to clean up broadcasting that failed last year.
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As widely expected, the Federal Communications Commission has slapped CBS with a record $550,000 in fines for airing the now infamous &quot;wardrobe malfunction&quot; during February&#39;s Super Bowl halftime show.
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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."