Washington correspondent for TheWrap. Former Washington bureau chief Advertising Age
Ira Teinowitz
Experience:
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Goldie Hawn Urges School ‘Brain Breaks’ for Stressed Out Kids
Actress spoke with National Press Club Tuesday on behalf of her foundation
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FCC Debates Dropping Local Sports Blackout Rule
The agency may abandon its rule forcing cable and satellite networks to black out sporting events based on low ticket sales
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FAA Alters Policy That Got Alec Baldwin Tossed Off Plane (Updated)
Nation’s airlines will be told they can safely expand passenger use of portable electronic devices
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Senate Confirms Tom Wheeler as FCC Chairman After Ted Cruz Drops Objection
Texas Senator Ted Cruz dropped his hold on a Senate vote, and Wheeler was then immediately confirmed as the next Federal Communications Commission chairman
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Sen. Ted Cruz Halts Vote on FCC Chairmanship
Texas Republican has put a temporary hold on any Senate vote on Tom Wheeler’s nomination as FCC chairman
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File-Sharing Site IsoHunt to Shutter in $110M Settlement With MPAA
Studios had sued in 2006 arguing that the site was “inducing” users to illegally download and distribute movies and TV shows
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FilmOn Threatened With Contempt of Court
Major networks ask D.C. judge not to bless “after the fact” the company’s injunction-breaking offering of their TV stations over the service
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FilmOn’s Alki David Rips Judge for $10M Error in CBS Suit’s Court Papers
A $1.6 million contempt citation mistakenly turned into a $10 million settlement in case filed by the network
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Government Shutdown as a Movie: ‘Star Wars’? ‘Psycho’? ‘Hunger Games’? Congress Can’t Decide
Congressmen keep comparing the protracted battle over the budget and the Affordable Care Act to movies
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Broadcaster Aereo Battle Inching Toward High Court
Broadcasters are stepping up the pressure on Aereo and Filmon X
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RNC: We Got NBC and CNN’s Hillary Clinton Projects Canned
Republicans may consider allowing the networks to host GOP primary debates in 2016
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President Obama Taps Shonda Rhimes for Kennedy Center Board
Also joining the board from Hollywood ranks: Entravision Communications CEO Walter F. Ulloa
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How Hollywood Could Be Impacted by D.C. Shutdown
A shutdown could severely affect production travel and prove challenging to Disney and Comcast, both of which depend on foreign visitors in their theme parks
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FilmOn Expands to 16 Markets, Despite Court Ruling
The addition of Tampa puts FilmOn in more cities than rival Aereo
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MPAA: Google Gets a Failing Grade for Anti-Piracy Efforts (Updated)
New study shows Google’s fine-tuning of search results has had no effect