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Jack Valenti, President and CEO, Motion Picture Association, spoke to broadcasters about free speech issues and about the importance of the First Amendment. He also outlined plans to monitor…

The House subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection and television industry officials heard comments by randomly selected families in Peoria, Illinois. They commented…

Committee members heard testimony concerning the effectiveness of the television ratings system, which the industry voluntarily initiated at the beginning of the year. Several legislators wh…

Jack Valenti, President & CEO, Motion Picture Association of America and several television industry leaders released a six-tier television ratings system based on viewer age, which excludes…

President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore hosted a conference on children’s television at the White House. Participants spoke about how children can learn from television, what enter…

Media industry experts testified concerning the diversity and concentration of ownership in the broadcast industry. Among those giving testimonies were network executives and representatives…

The conference concerns the relationship between broadcasters and cable operators, the role of government in legislating the industries, and current issues and technological advances that wi…

The subcommittee held a hearing on viewer and consumer choices in cable television programming. Witnesses testified about the benefits and detriments of the Cable Communications Policy Act o…