Broadcasting & Media

Our broadcasting, cable television and media practice includes representing television and radio broadcasters, cable television system operators and program suppliers. We also represent investment advisers, private equity firms and lenders with regard to their investments in media properties. We have been retained by creditors committees and in some cases trustees in bankruptcy to represent them in connection with the reorganization of media properties. The CMT Group has extensive experience in representing media companies and investors with regard to the Communications Act and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. We have provided complex and detailed analysis and advice with regard to the FCC's ownership attribution rules, cross-ownership rules and foreign ownership restrictions. We have over 30 years of experience with the FCC media rules and the various amendments of the rules and the Communications Act that have affected businesses regulated by the FCC Media Bureau.

Our successful representation of media companies in FCC proceedings includes applications for new licenses, modification and upgrades of licenses, transfers of control and assignments and enforcement proceedings and investigations. We have successfully handled numerous contested proceedings at the FCC over many years of practice. We have extensive knowledge of the television, radio and cable television and video and audio programming industries, the FCC, digital conversion and technical issues and copyright issues.

In recent years, we have handled a variety of contractual and operational matters involving Internet websites, Internet-delivered program content and investments in new media. We work closely with the Intellectual Property Practice Group on matters involving copyrights, patents, privacy and data security.