NEWS & NOTES : FCC SAYS MORE TIME REQUIRED BEFORE IT HOLDS V-CHIP HEARINGS.Byline: Daily News Wire Services The Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. has postponed its hearing regarding the v-chip and television's parental guidelines. The hearing, originally scheduled for Thursday, has been moved to June 20. The FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. said it needed the additional time to sort through the public comments and deal with the technical aspects of the issue. `Party' time: ``Party of Five'' stars Scott Wolf, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Mitchell Anderson will join the Fox drama's creators, Amy Lippman and Christopher Keyser, when the Activities Advisory Committee of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presents a panel discussion and highlights of the award-winning show on June 12. The program will take place at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre, 5230 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood at 7:30 p.m. with a reception to follow. Admission is free for ATAS ATAS Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ATAS Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme ATAS Air-to-Air Stinger ATAS Advanced Tank Armament System ATAS Active Towed Array Sonar ATAS Australian Tsunami Alert System ATAS Association of Turkish American Scientists members and $15 for nonmembers. Williams going for Brokaw: Tom Brokaw to CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. ? Peacock feathers, says his heir apparent. ``Maybe I'm naive, but I don't see it happening,'' says NBC's Brian Williams of reports that Ted Turner is wooing Brokaw with a $7-million-a-year carrot. ``I don't see NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. and Tom Brokaw as separate thoughts. I think he's emblematic of the news division.'' |
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