Jun
26
F.T.C. Tells Search Engines to Label Advertising as Such
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Federal Trade Commission told Google, Bing and Yahoo among others to clarify what sort of material is coming up in search results.
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Jun
14
Ecuador Legislature Approves Curbs on News Media
Posted in: UncategorizedThe measure, long sought by President Rafael Correa, would impose fines for coverage deemed by regulators as unfair.
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May
19
The Media Equation: Telecom’s Big Players Hold Back the Future
Posted in: UncategorizedA law school professor is on a permanent campaign to argue that the telecom and cable industry has been overtaken by monopolists who resist innovation and overcharge consumers.
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May
07
Suit Claims Monster Beverage Markets to Children
Posted in: UncategorizedA suit filed by the San Francisco city attorney said Monster targeted children and youths in its marketing, a claim the company denied.
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Apr
18
F.T.C. Takes Aim at Unwarranted Cellphone Charges
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Federal Trade Commission announced its first mobile cramming case, accusing a company of taking advantage of consumers by tacking unwarranted charges onto their phone bills.
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Mar
19
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Newspapers Protest New Press Rules
Posted in: UncategorizedAn array of newspapers protested a new press code on Tuesday that empowers a press watchdog to investigate abuses, order corrections and levy steep fines for misbehavior.
Mar
19
British Newspapers Challenge New Press Rules
Posted in: UncategorizedAn array of newspapers protested on Tuesday against the attempt to impose stricter curbs on this country’s scoop-driven dailies, calling potential fines a “crippling burden.”
Mar
18
Agreement Reached on British Press Restrictions
Posted in: UncategorizedLawmakers on Monday were said to have struck a deal on new regulations for newspapers, potentially one of the strongest peacetime press curbs in three centuries.
Mar
11
Mexican Leaders Propose Telecommunications Overhaul
Posted in: UncategorizedThe sweeping plan would give regulators broad new powers over the companies that dominate Mexico’s telephone, television and Internet industries.
Feb
28
Media Decoder Blog: Universal Sells EMI Stake in Popular Music Series
Posted in: UncategorizedThe company, which acquired EMI’s recorded music division in a $1.9 billion deal approved by European regulators last year, announced on Wednesday that it had sold EMI’s share of the long-running pop compilation series “Now That’s What I Call Music!” to Sony Music.
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