FCC gears up for new fight over media ownership (Dealscape

The Federal Communications Commission is embarking on yet another ambitious effort to rewrite broadcast ownership rules. Never mind that President Obama's choice to run the agency, Julius Genachowski, hasn't even had a nomination hearing.

For now, acting Chairman Michael Copps, a Democrat who has served on the commission since May 2001, is running the agency. Though Copps will soon hand over the chairman's gavel, he's not content to be a caretaker.

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NOT A SUBSCRIBER? FCC gears up for new fight over media ownership Posted on May 28, 2009 10:50 AM The Federal Communications Commission is embarking on yet another ambitious effort to rewrite broadcast ownership rules. Never mind that President Obama's choice to run the agency, Julius Genachowski, hasn't even had a nomination hearing. For now, acting Chairman Michael Copps, a Democrat who has served on the commission since May 2001, is running the agency. Though Copps will soon hand over the chairman's gavel, he's not content to be a caretaker. This is a free preview of the content available in The Deal Pipeline. Subscribers enjoy access to the full story, as well as second-to-none research tools. To request a demo, or, if you are an existing user to The Deal Pipeline, log in to your account, please scroll down and click the button. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 521 in-depth reports of M&A deals in the Media sector 173 in-depth reports of M&A deals in Regulation 50 articles related to broadcast ownership 36 articles related to Julius Genachowski 10 years of news and analysis archives from the voice of The Deal Economy Most searched keywords Deutsche Bank Birds Eye Cadbury AG Agrium Inc. Skadden Arps Revolution Money Tandberg ASA Aisling Capital Ken Lewis Natco		EXISTING USERS Username Password Forget your password? Missing a product?

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