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Pryor Cashman Congratulates Clients On Sundance Film Festival Selections

Pryor Cashman extends its congratulations to clients Insignia Films, Likely Story, and Sustainable Films on their Sundance Film Festival selections.

United States Media & IT

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Pryor Cashman LLP

California Attorney General Continues Aggressive CCPA Enforcement Against Sling TV

The California attorney general (CA AG) recently announced a settlement with Sling TV for alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

United States Privacy

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Pryor Cashman Congratulates Client Will Janowitz On Academy Award Nominations

Pryor Cashman extends its congratulations to client Will Janowitz, producer of the feature film Train Dreams, on the film's Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, along with three additional Oscar nominations.

United States Media & IT

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

FCC Equal Opportunities Rule May Apply To Talk Shows, Media Bureau Says In Guidance To Broadcasters

While the Public Notice is styled as guidance about the applicability of the equal opportunities rule's bona fide news exemptions to broadcast television stations – particularly those airing late night and daytime talk shows – the guidance would also appear to apply equally to radio broadcasters.

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

New York State Of Mind: Recent Laws In The Empire State Reshape How Content Creators And Advertisers May Use AI

United States Media & IT

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Davis Wright Tremaine

FCC Download: Monthly Updates - January 2026

United States Media & IT

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Yonay v. Paramount Pictures Corp.

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

February 2, 2026 FCC EEO Deadlines For Stations In AR, LA, MS, KS, NE, OK, NJ, And NY

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

As The Calendar Turned Its Page, New Works Entered The Public Domain

United States IP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Protecting The Vision: A Conversation With Corporate, Media And Entertainment Partner Larry Waks

United States Media & IT

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Sterlington PLLC

From Premiere To Pipeline: How A Film's Success Builds Business

United States Media & IT

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Sterlington PLLC

FCC Approves Changes To Rules Governing LPTV, TV Translator, And Class A Stations

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Texas Tests The CTV Business Model

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Broadcast Station Filings Due In January 2026 – Online Public File Reminder

United States Media & IT

DW

Davis Wright Tremaine

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 265

United States Healthcare

DW

Davis Wright Tremaine

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The X Factor In Mediation Success: Why A Consistent Client Experience (CX) Fosters Trust

United States Litigation

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JAMS

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

CRTC Replaces Semi-Annual STIR/SHAKEN Reports With Targeted Inquiries; Simplified Annual Reports Required For New Implementers

As delineated in our previous Client Advisory, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission ("CRTC" or "Commission")...

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

How Is Live Immersive Entertainment Expanding The Scope Of Traditional Live Theater?

I advise clients on all aspects of creating, financing, producing and licensing live stage productions, including Broadway, West End, touring, regional and international productions.

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

FCC Announces Tentative Agenda For December 2025 Open Meeting

Following the end of the government shutdown and the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC or Commission) full reopening of operations, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr released a tentative agenda on November 25 for the Commission's December Open Meeting, which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 18 at 10:30 a.m. ET.

United States Media & IT

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC Seeks Comment On Relationship Between National TV Networks And Local Affiliates

On November 19, 2025, the Media Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Public Notice seeking comment on how market...

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

FCC Systems Back Online Post-Shutdown; Media Bureau Announces Revised Deadlines

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

FCC Sets Comment Dates For Quadrennial Review Of Broadcast Ownership Rules

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

What Phish And Trey Anastasio Can Teach Us About Being An Ally

United States Media & IT

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Ford & Harrison LLP

What's Scary (And What's Not) About Copyright: Lessons From Horror Film & TV (Video)

United States IP

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Why Every Music Artist Needs Independent Royalty Accounting

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

What Might "100% Tariffs On Foreign Movies" Look Like?

United States International

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Foley Hoag LLP

Philadelphia Fires A Major Legal Salvo Against Two Companies Over "Recyclable" Claims

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FCC Tees Up Next Gen TV Transition For October Open Meeting

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

FCC Approves Broadcast Ownership NPRM, Advancing 2022 Quadrennial Review

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

Ninth Circuit Strikes Cautionary Note For Studios In The AI Age In "Beast"-ly Decision

United States Technology

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Philadelphia Fires A Major Legal Salvo Against Two Companies Over "Recyclable" Claims

The City of Philadelphia recently filed a lawsuit against S.C. Johnson & Son (the company that makes Ziploc plastic bags) and Bimbo Bakeries (a company that sells baked goods in plastic bags)...

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FCC Tees Up Next Gen TV Transition For October Open Meeting

On October 7, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a draft Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

FCC Approves Broadcast Ownership NPRM, Advancing 2022 Quadrennial Review

On September 30, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-0 to approve a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, starting the next phase of the FCC's 2022 Quadrennial Review to examine whether certain of the agency's media ownership rules …

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

Ninth Circuit Strikes Cautionary Note For Studios In The AI Age In "Beast"-ly Decision

On September 11, 2025, beauty was in the eye of the copyright holder, as the Ninth Circuit reinstated a 2023 jury verdict finding Walt Disney Pictures (Disney) vicariously liable...

United States Technology

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Biani v. Showtime Networks, Inc.

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Friday Night Laws: A Primer On The Sports Broadcasting Act Of 1961

In the United States, Sundays are for professional football. Saturdays are for college football. And Friday nights are for high school football.

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

October 1, 2025 FCC EEO Deadlines For Stations In FL, PR, VI, IA, MO, AK, GU, HI, OR, AS, And WA

Radio and television station employment units (SEUs) located in Florida, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Iowa, Missouri, Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Oregon, America Samoa, and Washington...

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

FCC July 2025 Open Meeting Recap (Podcast)

In this episode of Full Spectrum, Kelley Drye's Communications team provides a detailed "First Take" on the Federal Communications Commission's July 24, 2025 Open Meeting.

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Section 181 Goes Platinum: A Tax Relief Game-Changer For Recording Artists And Labels

Recent legislation extends immediate expensing to albums, streaming projects, and music videos

United States Tax

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

50 Cent's Fight Over His Image Highlights Challenges In Copyright And Right Of Publicity Lawsuits

United States IP

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Miller Shah

Federal Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment, Finds Insufficient Evidence Of Detrimental Reliance For Equitable Estoppel Defense

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Inside Luxury's Move Into Film And TV Financing

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Is Boxed Water "Better"?

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

How Shark Week Became The Apex Predator Of Summer TV

United States IP

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Berenzweig Leonard

Jackson v. Kavanaugh

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Federal Court Vacates Portions Of Local Television Ownership Rule

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Mandatory Registration Of Influencers/YouTubers - Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing

United States Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

FTC Alerts Advertisers And Digital Platforms About Misleading MUSA Claims

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

Texas Rolls Camera On $1.5 Billion Film Incentive Law

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

New Fair Use Rulings On AI Training Platforms

United States Technology

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Demystifying Backend: A Simplified Guide To Common Film And Television Profit Participation Structures

United States Media & IT

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

FCC Sets Comment Dates To Refresh The Record In National Television Multiple Ownership Rule Proceeding

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

California Expands Film And Television Tax Credit Program

United States Media & IT

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Lights, Camera, Comeback: Louisiana's Tax Credit Revival Targets Economic Boost

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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K&L Gates LLP

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AlixPartners

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Gamma Law

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