Tag: Brendan Carr

"The group formed as regulators scrutinize how sports leagues sell rights to streamers."

"It doesn’t make any sense, other than you want to circumvent Congressional law.”

In 1970, newspapers were doing OK, still making money from subscriptions, display advertising, and want ads (remember those?). Many big markets had two papers, and perhaps one was "failing." Who could have accurately predicted where the newspaper business would be in 2026?

"Today’s FCC vote is another step in the right direction."

“It is time to restore balance to the broadcast airwaves."

What's so unusual is the opposition coming from the right, not just the expected criticism from the left.

A cashier at Target can vent about corporate policy without consequence because nobody's confusing his opinion for store policy. Carr doesn't get that luxury.

"As I've said many, many times before, we are in a whole new world, to say the least."

"I think they should want to, and I think our job is to enforce the regulatory framework."

“I think that when you have the president of the United States standing inside the White House delivering an important speech, I think that’s something that broadcasters should be carrying."