media

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power 2026-05-09

The FCC vs. The View, and the Broadcast License as a Weapon

The Trump FCC is using a 1934 equal-time rule to investigate a talk show, threatening licenses and rewriting 20-year-old precedents. ABC is fighting back. The stakes are whether the government can police broadcast content through regulatory intimidation.

power 2026-04-28

The Tax That Has No Escape Hatch

Australia's new news levy charges Google, Meta, and TikTok for journalism whether they carry it or not. Meta already tried removing news to avoid paying. This time, that does not work.

power 2026-04-24

Hollywood Consolidates Into the Last Two Studios That Matter

Warner Bros. shareholders approved Paramount's $81 billion takeover. HBO Max and Paramount+ will merge. Five legacy studios are becoming two. The survivors will still lose to Netflix.