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NAB, Concerned on Foreign Content Rules, Points to MVPDs and Platforms

The FCC should narrowly tailor new rules on sponsorship identification requirements for foreign-government-supplied content (see 2009150059), said NAB in a call with Media Bureau staff Tuesday, according to a filing posted Thursday in docket 20-299. The agency “may inadvertently sweep…

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in other content, unduly burdening speech and creating unjustified compliance burdens,” NAB said. The group asked why the proposed rules apply only to broadcasters and not those who have either not demonstrated an ability in the past to be free from foreign influence (e.g., certain online platforms) or are similarly situated to broadcasters (e.g., MVPDs).”