Kids’ advocates are concerned the FCC has “sent the message” it’s “not...
Kids’ advocates are concerned the FCC has “sent the message” it’s “not serious about enforcing the Children’s Television Act,” because the agency hasn’t acted on petitions to deny TV station license renewals that raised educational programming issues, advocates said. The…
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Children’s Media Policy Coalition continues to want the commission to adopt in an order what was a 2004 rulemaking notice’s tentative conclusion that interactive ads on kids shows don’t fit with the public interest, ex parte filings said. They reported on meetings with Commissioners Ajit Pai and Jessica Rosenworcel and aides to Chairman Julius Genachowski, attended by representatives of the Benton Foundation, Children Now and United Church of Christ. Those and other groups are part of the coalition that has said the agency ought to do more on kids’ media issues (CD April 16 p2). The coalition isn’t opposed to updating the record on interactive ads targeted at kids, the filings posted Thursday in docket 00-167 (http://xrl.us/bnsm8e) said: But “there is ample evidence in the record to support these restrictions.” An agency spokesman had no comment.