Independent content regulation for TV suggested

September 19th, 2009 Official: FCC to propose 'Net neutrality' rulesThe head of the FCC plans to propose new rules that would prohibit Internet service providers from interfering with the free flow of information and certain applications over their networks, an official at the agency said Saturday. The Federal Communications Commission chairman, Julius Genachowski, will announce the proposed rules in a speech Monday at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, the official said on condition of anonymity because news of the announcement had not been formally released.

September 19th, 2009 Reports: FCC to propose 'Net neutrality' rulesThe head of the FCC plans to propose new rules that would prohibit Internet service providers from interfering with the free flow of information and certain applications over their networks, according to reports published Saturday. The reports said the Federal Communications Commission chairman, Julius Genachowski, will announce the proposed rules in a speech Monday at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank.

September 3rd, 2009 Labor Department proposes new rule on farm workersWASHINGTON — The Labor Department is taking another crack at rolling back a Bush administration regulation that made it easier for farmers to hire temporary foreign farm workers. The agency is proposing a new rule that would boost wages and increase safeguards for thousands of seasonal workers brought in each year to help farmers pick their crops.

September 3rd, 2009 Gentiva Health appoints 3 independent directorsATLANTA — Home health services provider Gentiva Health Services Inc. said Thursday it named three independent directors to its board.

August 6th, 2009 FTC issues braced to fight oil price manipulationWASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission has issued a final regulation to curb price manipulation in oil trading markets. The regulation announced Thursday prohibits oil traders from making false or misleading statements about oil prices, petroleum production or oil market statistics that would likely distort the market.

July 29th, 2009 NY newspaper to drop most free online contentSCHENECTADY, N.Y. — The Daily Gazette of Schenectady will resume charging for online content after offering free access to most articles and photos since late 2007.

July 3rd, 2009 Ex-newspaper staffers launching Denver news siteDENVER — A Denver-focused daily Web magazine led by former staffers of the defunct Rocky Mountain News and others plans to officially launch Monday. A dozen equity owners, about a dozen freelancers and partner blogs are providing content for the Rocky Mountain Independent.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Access to information about sex on the Internet in China will be further restricted under a new regulation by the Ministry of Health. Under the regulation, which will come into effect on July 1, only health professionals and researchers can access websites that link to sex-related studies and research.

May 29th, 2009 Labor Department suspends farm worker rulesWASHINGTON — The Labor Department on Friday suspended a regulation adopted shortly before President George W. Bush left office that would have made it easier for farmers to bring in foreign workers.

May 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A majority of Indian firms believe that there is a need to evaluate the performance of the top management and board members and to link the salaries of chief executives to corporate performance, said a report released by auditing major KPMG Wednesday. The report, 'The State of Corporate Governance in India: 2008', prepared on the basis of a corporate governance poll conducted by KPMG in India, said about 85 percent of the respondents said linking CEO remuneration to company performance would help improve corporate governance.

March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's telecom watchdog Tuesday revised the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable Services) Interconnection Regulation, 2004, making it mandatory for all broadcasters to have reference interconnect offers (RIOs) for their addressable systems. The Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable Services) Interconnection (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2009, released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), covers regulatory provisions on issues relating to inter-connection for addressable platforms and registration of inter-connection agreements.

February 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The country's telecom watchdog Friday recommended that the content of value-added services (VAS) should be subject to regulation and should comply with prevailing copyright laws, including digital management rights. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in its recommendations on 'Growth of Value-Added Services and Regulatory Issues' said the VAS market offers great scope of growth for telecom access service and content providers.

January 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Wednesday sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, seeking the establishment of an independent regulatory body to monitor television news channels. In the letter, of which IANS has a copy, Karat said that besides the self-regulatory mechanism of the news channels, it was necessary to have an independent media regulator and this should be 'discussed and a common approach arrived at'.

January 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Cutting across the ideological divide, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday supported broadcasters against proposed measures to control the electronic media in emergency situations and asked the government to evolve a consensus. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat said 'no hasty steps' should be taken for media regulation and suggested 'a common approach' before any step is taken in this direction.

January 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With leading opposition parties rallying around broadcasters protesting against a move to 'gag' the media, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said any decision on television guidelines to deal with emergency situations would be taken only after 'widest possible consultations with all the stakeholders'. The prime minister's assurance came amid calls by leading opposition parties like the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) asking the government to evolve a consensus on this contentious issue.