Broadcast Consolidation Harms Local News, DirecTV Says in New FCC Filing library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @TShields3 $CMCSA $DIS $FOX $NXST $PSKY $SBGI $TGNA

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Senator Cory Booker Demands Hearing to Investigate Antitrust Chief Gail Slater's Resignation; Lobby Groups Warn USTR About Increasing Risk of IP Infringement in Foreign AI Training library.thecapitolforum.com/… $AAPL $AMZN $AVGO $CHTR $GOOG $GOOGL $HPE $INTC $LYV $META $MSFT $NFLX $PSKY $PUB $RAMP $TSM $WBD

Nexstar/Tegna: FCC Chairman Carr Considers Keeping 39% Cap for Largest Networks, Lifting It for Smaller Rivals library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @joshkosman & @TShields3 $CMCSA $DIS $FOX $NMAX $NXST $PSKY $SBGI $TGNA

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Senate Scrutinizes Media Ownership Cap as Trump Backs Nextar Deal; Tech Industry Takes Assault on Foreign Regulations to Congress; Uber Court Loss Opens Up Company to Broad Litigation Risk library.thecapitolforum.com/… $AAPL $AMZN $AVGO $CMCSA $DIS $GOOG $GOOGL $INTC $LIF $META $MSFT $NMAX $NXST $RAMP $TGNA $TSM $TTD $UBER

Nexstar/Tegna: High-Powered MAGA Lobbyists, Influencers Help in Winning Over Trump to Support TV Station Merger library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @joshkosman, @TShields3 & @jbliss1987 $CMCSA $DIS $NMAX $NXST $TGNA

Nexstar/Tegna: DOJ Staff Questions CWA, Other Groups on Labor Monopsony Issues library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @jbliss1987, @joshkosman & @TShields3 $GOOG $GOOGL $NMAX $NXST $TGNA $VZ

Charter/Cox: Alleged Price Gouging for High-Speed Broadband May Influence California Merger Review library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @TShields3 $CHTR $CMCSA $T

Senate Commerce Committee Plans Hearing on FCC National Ownership Cap Rule library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @rebeccamkern, @joshkosman, @TShields3, & @jbliss1987 $NMAX $NXST $TGNA

FCC Should Force NextNav to Provide More Details of GPS Alternative Test, Critics Say library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @TShields3 $AAPL $AMZN $INTC $META $MSFT $NN

Despite Executive Order, FCC, FTC Likely Lack Authority to Preempt State AI Laws, Experts Say library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @rebeccamkern & @TShields3 $BABA $BIDU $GOOG $GOOGL $META $MSFT

House Judiciary Antitrust Panel Considers Holding January 7 Hearing Underscoring Concerns With Netflix/Warner Bros. Merger library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @rebeccamkern $NFLX $ORCL $PSKY $WBD

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: House E&C Republicans Set to Focus on FTC Oversight in Q1 2026; Perplexity Claims Against Amazon Draw Comparisons to DOJ Suit vs. Apple; Nvidia's Market Power Seen as Slowing Google's Entry in Chips; Four Latin American Countries Join U.S. Push at WTO for Permanent E-commerce Moratorium; Appeals Court Sets Table for Uniform 9/20% Commissions on App Stores; Florida AG Sues Roblox, Calling it a 'Dangerous Platform' library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @SaraMorrison, @rebeccamkern, @Chris_Kane_, @sloan_sacha, @hmonicken, @TShields3, & @EthanEhrenhaft $AAPL $AMD $AMZN $AVGO $CART $CMCSA $DIS $GOOG $GOOGL $INTC $META $MSFT $NVDA $NXST $PSKY $RBLX $SSNLF $TGNA $TSM $UBER

Netflix, Paramount Bids for Warner Bros. to be Subject of 2026 House Antitrust Hearing, Lawmaker Says library.thecapitolforum.com/… @rebeccamkern & @Chris_Kane_ $NFLX $PSKY $WBD

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Y Combinator Lobbying Effort to Link AI Regulation Moratorium with Antitrust Bill Seen as Likely to Fail; Municipalities are Banning Algorithmic Rent Pricing Software and Considering Price Caps on Resale of Tickets; Key USTR Deputy Could be Confirmed this Week; Instacart Sues NYC; Data Broker Regulation Outlook; Verizon/Frontier Timing library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @SaraMorrison, @rebeccamkern, @KristaKBrown, @papscun, @EthanEhrenhaft, @joshkosman $AAPL $AMZN $AVGO $CART $FYBR $GOOG $GOOGL $INTC $LYV $META $MSFT $RAMP $STUB $TSM $VZ

DOJ Issues Second Request-Style Demands on Gray Media Deals, Signaling Potential Storm Clouds Ahead for Broadcast TV Consolidation library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @joshkosman & @TShields3 $AMZN $CMCSA $DIS $FOX $GTN $NFLX $NXST $PSKY $SBGI $TGNA

Antitrust Agenda: The FTC After Holyoak's Departure; Meta Victory Spurs Calls From Congress to Update Laws; Financialization, Consolidation Blamed for Driving Up Home Prices; DOJ's Slater Discusses Antitrust in Agriculture - $META library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @ColeCahill, and @MaxBerengaut

Fox Seeking Deal That Would Allow Broadcaster to Control More TV Stations library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @joshkosman & @TShields3 $CMCSA $DIS $FOX $NXST $PSKY $SBGI $TGNA $WBD

Tech Tuesday: Meta Defeats FTC Antitrust Suit; Khan Discusses Mamdani, Algorithmic Collusion, Agency Cuts with Jon Stewart; Uber Settles Lawsuit Against Colorado Rideshare Pay Disclosure Law; Media Copyright Lawsuit Against AI Firm Survives Motion to Dismiss; Judge Greenlights Elon Musk's Antitrust Suit Against Apple, OpenAI library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @SaraMorrison, @sloan_sacha & @TShields3 $AAPL $AMZN $AVGO $GOOG $GOOGL $INTC $LYV $META $MSFT $NET $PSKY $TSM $UBER

Nexstar/Tegna: After Enduring Cancer, Heart Surgery in 2023, CEO Sook Faces Tough Battle Over Latest Deal library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @TShields3 & @joshkosman $JPM $NMAX $NXST $TGNA