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In previous posts, I’ve said that many organizations have written Congress to asking to delay the digital television conversion that is set to take place February 17. However, FCC chairman Kevin Martin doesn’t support a delay citing confusion.
In an interview at the International Consumer Electronics …

After being attacked by attorney generals from various states, MillerCoors has pulled alcoholic energy drink Sparks.
MillerCoors was being criticized for continuing the brand after Anheuser-Busch/InBev pulled their alcoholic energy drinks in June. Critics say that the drinks are more appealing to and encourage underage …

Muntazer al-Zaidi, 29, the television reporter that threw his shoes at President Bush went to court yesterday to face a judge for “offending the head of a foreign state,” a charge that could land him in jail for up to 7 years.
After the shoe incident, …

USA Today announced they would be raising the price of its daily newspaper a quarter to $1.00 to offset the rising printing costs.
USA Today is America’s highest circulated newspaper and is raising its prices behind The Wall Street Journal and New York Times, which charge …

The FCC ruled on a 3-2 vote that Sirius Satellite Radio can merge with XM Radio. Sirius shelled out $3.3 billion to buyout XM. The FCC says that the merger will be better for consumers in the long run.
The FCC has successfully granted a …