Disney and Viacom fined by the FCC (1 Viewer)

[Marc_Sulinski]

Here is a link to the article:

http://www.bizjournals.com/losangele...8/daily47.html

It seems they were fined by the FCC for showing too many commercials on Nickelodeon and ABC Family. My question is this: Since Nickelodeon and ABC Family are cable stations, why are they subject to the rules of the FCC?

 

[Chris]

Because both applied for and receive tax credit for showing educational and/or children's programming per percentage of their daily programming. Too many commercials can lower their %'s of daily programming or violate the educational agreement.

Lots of big companies put up little stations as tax-write offs or "gimmies" (see: Noggin) etc. ABC & Viacom promoted their networks to receive tax benefits and they got called on it.

 

[Jesse Skeen]

Biggest reason why I don't have cable in the first place- if I'm paying for it, I don't want to see ANY commercials!

 

[LaMarcus]

Jesse I totally agree with you. But some channels I must have like ESPN HD. If not for that, I wouldn't care, everything else I pretty much watch on tv except:

HBO Boxing
Showtime boxing
Sopranos
Music Videos
A & E programs
Dave Chappelle show
Home Movies (cartoon network)
Sports
Discovery HD (American Chopper)

Wow I guess I do watch a lot of cable.