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Payment of FCC regulatory fees for FY 2020 (which cover the period October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2020) is due by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Friday, September 25, 2020. Read More

The President has issued an Executive Order making changes to the process by which Executive Branch national security, law enforcement, trade and other agencies review FCC applications filed by telecommunications service providers. Read More

The NFL carefully protects its copyrights and trademarks for the Conference Championship playoff games and the Super Bowl. If your station plans to conduct promotions or contests related to these games, you should obtain all necessary licenses to avoid infringing on the NFL’s rights. Read More

One of the world’s premier sporting events, the 2018 World Cup, begins on June 14, 2018. Read More

The NCAA national men’s basketball tournament will begin on March 13, 2018, and end with the men’s final on April 2, 2018, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The women’s tournament will begin on March 16, 2018, and end with the women’s final on April 1, 2018, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. It is frequently the case that your station may plan to conduct promotions tied to these extremely popular tournaments. Although these promotional events can be quite successful, especially if local teams advance, they can lead to exp… Read More

The NCAA national men’s basketball tournament will begin on March 13, 2018, and end with the men’s final on April 2, 2018, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The women’s tournament will begin on March 16, 2018, and end with the women’s final on April 1, 2018, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. It is frequently the case that your station may plan to conduct promotions tied to these extremely popular tournaments. Although these promotional events can be quite successful, especially if local teams advance, they can lead to exp… Read More

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea begin on Friday, February 9, 2018. Because the Olympic organizing committees have in the past been quite vigilant in protecting the trademarks and copyrights associated with the Olympics, broadcast stations should be extremely careful not to use any materials that could infringe on these property rights, as outlined in the following general guidelines. These concerns also apply to the use of trademarks and symbols relating to the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games, which begin on Friday, March… Read More

Following the National Football League (“NFL”) Conference Championship games, Super Bowl LII (or 52) will be held on February 4, 2018, at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The NFL diligently protects its copyright and trademark rights associated with the Conference Championship playoff games and the Super Bowl. Indeed, the NFL has had a long history of aggressively guarding its trademarks, and has not hesitated to prosecute those it believes are improperly using its trademarks. If your station plans to conduct promotions or c… Read More