FCC's Martin: Comcast Blocking Was Widespread Resent-Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:50:57 -0500 (CDT) Media Reform Daily http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=_XnFmD_HKtVFMvovZ3SrZg.. News of the movement for April 23, 2008 --SAVE THE INTERNET-- SENATE NET NEUTRALITY HEARING RECAP FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and others testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on Net Neutrality. Benton Foundation http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=hrh5wxk3sAUEo1Y6jgDRwA.. COMCAST'S NETWORK PRACTICES NEED SCRUTINY, FCC CHIEF SAYS FCC Chairman Kevin Martin challenged several of Comcast's claims about how it operates its Internet network, taking his strongest stance yet against the cable operator. Cecilia Kang, Washington Post http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=b8Xn9ovlyFcKILc4HCCiQQ.. SENATORS SEE PROGRESS IN NET NEUTRALITY DEBATE Senate Commerce Committee chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) said that he saw inklings of progress in the rhetorical battle over Net Neutrality and its "offspring," nondiscrimination and network management. John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=MU-o6QO_XpV_t1M4BATytg.. FCC CHIEF AGAIN CRITIQUES COMCAST NETWORK TACTICS The chairman of the FCC said that an investigation of how Comcast manages its network had raised further concerns about tactics the company has used to restrict Internet users from using a file-sharing technology. Peter Kaplan, Reuters http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=OQzeVusWzWL31V9WZCPJkA.. FCC'S MARTIN: COMCAST BLOCKING WAS WIDESPREAD Comcast's slowing of peer-to-peer traffic appeared to be more widespread than the company has disclosed, the chairman of the FCC said at a Senate hearing. Grant Gross, IDG News Service http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=KUXbz3YpygNWchvpRj5ejQ.. HOLLYWOOD CREATIVES CALL FOR NET NEUTRALITY Two leaders of Hollywood's creative community called upon the Senate to guarantee that the Internet remains a free-flowing medium for independent writers, producers and filmmakers. Timothy Karr, SavetheInternet.com http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=DZviWU-sdpglfBNI0klQ5w.. STUDY: ALL MAJOR BROADBAND PROVIDERS DISRUPT P2P The eight biggest Internet service providers in the United States, which collectively serve more than 54 million broadband users, all "artificially interrupt" peer-to-peer traffic to some extent, according to a study by P2P video distributor Vuze. Todd Spangler, Multichannel News http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=pZvSs8llC_8_FkQVLd8BIA.. ACT NOW! Support the Internet Freedom Preservation Act http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=tWNVqpn84oSY19pFLgVaww.. --STOP BIG MEDIA-- TRIBUNE AGREES TO SELL CONTROL OF NEWSDAY TO NEWS CORP. Tribune Co. has reached a preliminary agreement with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to sell control of Newsday, the media conglomerate's third-largest newspaper, in a deal valued at $580 million. Thomas S. Mulligan, Los Angeles Times http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=pczEhM9KY3AyuB_T4xCD6w.. MURDOCH TAKING ON FCC MEDIA RULE As he nears completion of a deal to acquire Newsday from the Tribune Company, Rupert Murdoch appears likely to pose the first significant challenge to the media ownership rule that the FCC recently adopted. Stephen Labaton, New York Times http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=EyeHYYQbmIHNmSVB9y3n5g.. MURDOCH CLOSES IN ON NEWSDAY AND RESHAPES JOURNAL Media baron Rupert Murdoch tightened his already imposing grip on the American news media, striking a tentative deal to buy Newsday and gaining his first chance to choose the top editor of the Wall Street Journal. Richard Perez-Pena and Tim Arango, New York Times http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=_Q1MLJJTVodKzYoAH75Vhg.. NEWSDAY SALE COULD RAISE BIG ANTITRUST ISSUES, ECONOMIST SAYS The widely reported deal to sell Tribune Co.'s Newsday to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. may be tripped up on antitrust concerns, a media economist warned. Mark Fitzgerald, Editor & Publisher http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=FcJUrpN97eA_iYLiDWBhSw.. WOULD NEWS CORP. NEED FCC HELP TO KEEP STATIONS, NEWSDAY? There seems to be some question as to whether News Corp. would have to either apply for a FCC waiver or divest its New York TV stations if it decides to buy Newsday. John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=acWRWhJ_DfdYGGDDsTUOtg.. ACT NOW! Stop the FCC's Big Handout to Big Media http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=rKCuduximxnrPo5z0-zZUg.. --JOURNALISM & BEYOND-- OPENING BELL: MURDOCH TIGHTENS HIS GRIP The Wall Street Journal newsroom throws up a "save us" flare on page one with a story about Rupert Murdoch stepping on the gas in his bid to change the august newspaper. Ryan Chittum, Columbia Journalism Review http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=HSDLYJr8ijlg51ozudhZMw.. SULZBERGER TELLS SHAREHOLDERS: NOT FOR SALE New York Times Co. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. told shareholders the company is not on the block. Jennifer Saba, Editor & Publisher http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=nD1XtIqnAv6JvH1wbEaDng.. PENNSYLVANIA CHANGED NOTHING, BUT CABLE NEWS'S NEED TO HYPE OVERRIDES REALITY So, where are we after the epic seven-week-long, make-or-break campaign for Pennsylvania? About the same place we were before it. But you wouldn't know that if you watch cable news. Zachary Roth, Columbia Journalism Review http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=oMaq2BoDrgtCC9apT-_e6w.. THE LATEST PROOF THAT THE KARL ROVE PLAYBOOK HAS BECOME THE MSM'S BIBLE While the moral bankruptcy of the "military analysts" is astounding, it is more than matched by the bankrupt behavior of the media mavens who enabled the Pentagon disinformation campaign. Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=PjhroTF42yvYyt6LWXBo-g.. TONY SNOW: I LOVE THE FOLKS AT FOX Newly hired CNN analyst Tony Snow professed his love for the folks at Fox News in a recent interview. Media Bistro http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=o1w0VMlDBmizIlib7SCngA.. --FEATURE-- NCMR 2008 There are only six weeks until the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform. Book your lodging now -- discount room rates are almost gone! June 6-8 - Minneapolis Register for the conference. http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=HTB4NP34eVonlejPpCxPGA.. FP ACTION NETWORK http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=bcslFVK546UhTzGiTnoiyQ.. --IN OTHER NEWS-- YAHOO! SAYS IT MAY ACCEPT OFFER FROM MICROSOFT Jerry Yang, the co-founder of Yahoo, said that the online search engine may still recommend a hostile takeover from Microsoft after admitting that it had already spent $14 million in fees to advisers to fight the approach. Suzy Jagger, Times of London http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=XeAeKIuTThcaGuZlxuNPNw.. CLEAR CHANNEL SUITORS REJECT OFFER BY BANKS The latest skirmishes between the banks and potential buyers of Clear Channel are raising expectations that the lenders will have to come up with $22 billion in debt financing for the buy-out, people involved in the deal said. Henny Sender, Financial Times http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=-uSUszx97m1pLDB0EAOl_Q.. FOX ASKS FCC TO RECONSIDER INDECENCY PETITION REJECTION Fox asked the FCC's Enforcement Bureau to rethink its decision not to consider Fox's challenge to indecency fines against 13 stations for airing a program that showed some pixilated body parts of bachelor-party revelers. John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=bDC4-hN0BRSZCw25Qymcyw.. BBC PRESSES CASE FOR UNIVERSAL BROADBAND The government should consider intervention in the market in order to ensure everyone has access to broadband Internet, the BBC has said in a statement on next generation networks. Dave West, Digial Spy http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=qQ3VXKCUNpR7upef_zFl5A.. UNIVISION ADDS HOUR TO MORNING NEWS Taking advantage of its TV duopolies in four of the nation's largest markets, owned-and-operated Univision stations will air a third hour of local morning news on their duopoly partners, the owned-and-operated TeleFutura stations. Katy Bachman, MediaWeek http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=et_6BJhdTQChDNxCKx3zYw.. IN CHINA, A BATTLE OVER WEB CENSORSHIP If an Internet user in China searches for the word "persecution," he or she is likely to come up with a link to a blank screen that says "page cannot be displayed." Paul Wiseman, USA Today http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=REYfIXK4O1QqulYZ6zEeBA.. CHINESE LAWYERS SUE CNN OVER 'GOONS' COMMENT A group of Chinese lawyers have sued CNN, saying remarks by commentator Jack Cafferty in which he called Chinese "goons" violated the dignity and reputation of the Chinese people. Reuters http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=8nSKNxd0477nPCq7ipIJPA.. Many of these articles are copyrighted material. We make such material available to advance understanding of public issues, which we believe constitutes a "fair use" of copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material in this email is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=-6eKZvJX2WiqctPIQSuv1g.. Free Press is a national organization working to increase informed public participation in crucial media policy debates. 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