Jonathan S. Adelstein

FCC Hearing Broaches Media Ownership for Minorities

Hip Hop Caucus Blog (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008

... minority and female ownership,” said FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps who along with Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein dissented on the decision to approve the Sirius-XM merger. “But as we all know, the commission has taken a very different approach, actually pushing for more media consolidation rather than attempting to stem the tide.” He explained that the nation is approaching...

GOLIATH: How One Man Brought Comcast To Its Knees

Phawker (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008

... Kevin Martin, a Republican, has found allies in Democratic Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan S. Adelstein, who reportedly intend to vote for the punishment order. Republican Commissioners Robert M. McDowell and Deborah Taylor Tate are expected to oppose Martin’s order. Comcast and FCC have held talks to settle the dispute. Most expect Comcast to appeal to the courts if the...

FCC ruling on Comcast would be big win for a geek

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008

... Kevin Martin, a Republican, has found allies in Democratic Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan S. Adelstein, who reportedly intend to vote for the punishment order.Republican Commissioners Robert M. McDowell and Deborah Taylor Tate are expected to oppose Martin's order. Comcast and FCC have held talks to settle the dispute. Most expect Comcast to appeal to the courts if the order...

FCC approves satellite radio merger

VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008

... market interoperable radios within a year. The two Democratic commissioners Michael J. Copps and Jonathan S. Adelstein voted against the merger. Robert M. McDowell, a Republican, and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin voted in favor of it. “Consumers will get to enjoy the best of the programming on both services,” Martin told the Washington Post. “They’ll also be able to pick and choose channels...

Look at It This Way: Now There’s Half as Much Competition for Anyone Who’s Dreamed of Having a Satellite Radio Company

Digital Daily - All Things Digital (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

... greater choices among innovative devices and real competition with digital radio,” said Jonathan S. Adelstein, an FCC commissioner who’s opposed the merger on the grounds that it’s against the public interest to let the only two companies in a particular business combine. “Instead, it appears they’re going to get a monopoly with window dressing.”

Approval of Satellite Radio Merger Seems Near

DealBook (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

On Wednesday, Jonathan S. Adelstein, a Democratic F.C.C. commissioner, voted against the merger, arguing that it was not in the public interest to let the only two companies in a particular business combine. Both XM and Sirius operate satellites that beam radio signals to subscribers, who must pay for the service; each offers a menu of stations with a much broader geographic reach than...

Product Placements Acquire a Life of Their Own on Shows

Commercial Alert (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008

By Stephanie Clifford The New York Times In the season finale of �CSI: NY� in May, the show�s characters gathered around videoconferencing screens to share information about a shooting. �She wants everybody on a TelePresence call,� says an investigator, Lindsay Monroe. �O.K., we have a full house, network�s secure, you�re good to go, Stella.� The unlikely supporting player in the episode was Cisco...

• On television and in movies, product placements become part of the plot - International Herald Tribune