"Too Big, or Too Small" — A Century of U.S. Broadcast Ownership Rules at a Crossroads, and the Ripple Effects on K-Content and Korean Viewers' Rights

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"Too Big, or Too Small" — A Century of U.S. Broadcast Ownership Rules at a Crossroads, and the Ripple Effects on K-Content and Korean Viewers' Rights

U.S. Senate stages two-hour showdown over Nexstar–Tegna merger, Trump’s endorsement, and AI threats

JTBC’s Olympic monopoly in Korea adds a parallel flashpoint to this ‘US–Korea media transition,’ underscoring how both countries are now wrestling with the same core question: whether marquee national sports should remain widely accessible public events or migrate fully behind paywalls.

The war over a mega-merger that would cover 80% of U.S. TV households has moved to the Senate hearing room.

On February 10, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing titled “We Interrupt This Program: Media Ownership in the Digital Age,” debating for more than two hours how to redesign the broadcast ownership regulatory framework—in place since the 1930s—for the streaming and AI era.