Washington correspondent for TheWrap. Former Washington bureau chief Advertising Age
Ira Teinowitz
Experience:
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Netflix Sounds Alarm Over Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal
Company warns that combined entity’s control would disrupt innovation, among other claims, in filing
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Writers Guild, Musicians, Others Urge FCC to Reject Comcast/TWC Deal (Update)
The two groups say the deal is “not in the public interest” and warned it would give Comcast too much power over cable and broadband
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Consumer Groups Urge FCC to Reject Comcast/Time Warner Cable Deal
Potential merger would be ‘unprecedented, monumental step in the direction of further consolidation of Big Media’
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CBS, Fox, Writers Guild Duel Over Need for FCC Ownership Curbs
Networks, consumer groups and broadcast unions staked out their positions on reforming the FCC’s media ownership rules
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FCC Deluged With More Than 1 Million Comments About Net Neutrality
The response could be a government record for public comment on a rule-making proceeding
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Comcast, AT&T Execs Tell Senators Mega-Mergers Are Good for Consumers and Innovation
But critics argue the deals will strangle access to online video and kill competition
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C-SPAN Limiting Viewer Web Access to Cable and Satellite Subscribers (Exclusive)
The network plans to restrict certain programming from its three channels
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Net Neutrality Battle: FCC Extends Time for ‘Open Internet’ Comments
The government is abandoning its original deadline of Tuesday night and giving people until Friday to offer comments
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Net Neutrality Battle: FCC Flooded With Calls to Bolster ‘Open Internet’ Rules
More than 677,000 comments have poured into the FCC, with just one more day left to file
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Congress Warned About DirecTV-AT&T Merger by Writers Guild of America West President
“Because the power to control the pipeline actually trumps the power to create, it brings with it the power to undermine the revolutionary power of the Internet itself,” said Christopher Keyser, WGA-W president, in front of Senate Judiciary Committee
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Supreme Court Aereo Decision Could Come Next Week
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued three opinions, but none on broadcast issues
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Washington Redskins Trademark Canceled, Ruled ‘Disparaging’ by Patent Board
Decision puts more pressure on Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to replace the team’s name
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Legislators Offer Bill Requiring FCC to Act on Net Neutrality
“Our country cannot afford ‘pay-for-play’ schemes that divide our Internet into tiers based on who has the deepest pockets” says congressional co-sponsor Doris Matsui
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Tech Trade Group Rips Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger
“Regulators should block this merger,” group representing Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Yahoo and others says