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Tuesday, May 5, 2026
The State of Streaming CTV · Streaming · Advertising

Policy & Regulation

FCC, FTC, antitrust, privacy, content moderation policy affecting streaming.

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Policy & Regulation

Three Deepfake Laws Hit CTV in 54 Days. No Federal Floor.

By August 2, three different deepfake regimes will be live for national CTV advertisers: New York's synthetic-performer disclosure, Washington's expanded right of publicity, and California's revised AI Transparency Act. The IAB's...
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Editorial product photograph on a warm walnut surface showing a single rectangular antique brass plaque lying face-up centered in the frame, engraved in tabular deep-navy enamel-fill capitals across two centered lines reading SPORTS BROADCASTING ACT 1961. A single thin hairline crack runs diagonally across the face of the plaque from upper-left to lower-right, the crack precisely traced in warm amber enamel — the only warm-color note in the frame. Late-afternoon side-light from camera-right catches the engraved depth, the amber crack glinting.
Policy & Regulation

The 1961 NFL Antitrust Shield Meets a 2026 Streaming Model

DOJ has a probe. The FCC has a docket. Fox and Sinclair have filed. Three federal pressure tracks now run at the same statutory ambiguity, and upfront buyers betting on streaming-only NFL inventory haven't priced the tail-risk.
Editorial product photograph on a warm walnut surface showing a small antique brass lever standing upright in the lower-left third of the frame, its base bearing a deep editorial navy engraved plate reading SECTION 73.3539; about thirty percent of frame width to the right stands a precisely modeled miniature broadcast tower in matte deep navy metal at roughly the same scale. The upper two-thirds of the frame is unbroken warm ivory negative space. Late afternoon side-light from camera-right rakes across both objects, the wood grain visible at frame edges.
Policy & Regulation

FCC's ABC License Order Reaches a Lever That No Longer Fits

Carr's FCC ordered Disney to refile every ABC license by May 28, two to three years early.
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NY's $5,000 AI-Performer Ad Disclosure Law Hits June 9

Civil penalty schedule kicks in against any brand or agency producing NY-distributed creative; the IAB's January framework is the de facto compliance template until the state AG defines 'conspicuous.'
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Tall navy serif numeral $1,000 above amber serif numeral $5,000 on warm ivory letterpress paper, with a hairline rule between and a small caption reading FIRST · SUBSEQUENT — NY GBL §396-B, EFFECTIVE JUN 09.
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NY's $5,000 AI-Performer Ad Disclosure Law Hits June 9
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Policy & Regulation

Carr's FCC Pressed Streaming on Three Fronts in 10 Days