#230: Updating the FCC's Kid Vid Rules with Commissioner O'Rielly

21/06/2018 15 min Episodio 230
#230: Updating the FCC's Kid Vid Rules with Commissioner O'Rielly

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Episode Synopsis

The Federal Communications Commission has put forward an NPRM to reexamine the so-called “KidVid” requirements, which put obligations on broadcasters for a very specific amount and place for children’s educational and informational broadcasting. Is KidVid is a classic example of a well-intentioned policy gone awry and resulting in less quality children's programming on TV, the exact opposite of the law’s intent?  We are joined by the Federal Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly to discuss current laws and regulations in this area and their policy implications.