Regulatory Rumblings
Fixing the Digital Advertising Environment
Posted: Feb 2, 2017 12:30pm ETAd blocking increasingly threatens the health of the Internet, mobile, and digital marketing. New troubling statistics have just been released regarding ad blocking – the practice of installing software on a computer or mobile phone to stop advertisements from showing up in a web browser.
READ MOREActing FTC Chair Ohlhausen Understands Advertising
Posted: Jan 26, 2017 3:45pm ETMaureen Ohlhausen has been named the Acting Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by President Trump. We welcome the appointment of Acting Chairman Ohlhausen, who has been serving as a Commissioner at the agency, to this significant post.
READ MOREHouse Republicans Urge Set-Top Box Proceedings to End
Posted: Jan 25, 2017 3:00pm ETToday, Republican members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee wrote a letter to newly appointed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai urging him to close the docket on the Commission’s set-top box proceedings.
READ MOREANA Welcomes the Appointment of Ajit Pai as FCC Chairman
Posted: Jan 24, 2017 1:45pm ETANA congratulates Ajit Pai for being designated by President Trump as the new Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Chairman Pai is a very thoughtful leader who understands the critical role advertising plays as a financial foundation for the online and media marketplace.
READ MOREANA Congratulates President Donald J. Trump on his Inauguration
Posted: Jan 23, 2017 11:30am ETToday, the Association of National Advertisers congratulates President Donald J. Trump on his inauguration to the White House, as well as the new administration that will be leading our nation for the next four years.
READ MOREANA Advancing Diversity in Media With First Ever #SeeHer Award
Posted: Jan 6, 2017 9:30am ETLast month, the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), in a partnership with the A&E Network, awarded the first-ever #SeeHer Award to actress Viola Davis at the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. Ms. Davis stars in the hit television series “How to Get Away with Murder,” and was recognized for her role as a seminal figure in the cause to change gender stereotypes.
READ MORECongratulations to Newly-Elected Chairman Walden
Posted: Dec 2, 2016 12:15pm ETANA congratulates Rep. Greg Walden (OR-2) on his election as the new Chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee. As a long-time owner and operator of radio stations, Rep. Walden is keenly aware of the importance of advertising to the U.S. economy and to businesses of all sizes.
READ MOREHit the Pause Button
Posted: Nov 18, 2016 9:00am ETOn December 18, 2008, Senator Jay Rockefeller and Congressman Henry Waxman, two of the key Democratic leaders in the Senate and House, shortly after the election of Barack Obama, wrote to the Republican Chairman of the FCC calling for the Commission to not push major new initiatives during the then-transition period. They stated that to do otherwise would be “counterproductive” particularly in ...
READ MOREGet Ready for the Tax Reform Roller Coaster
Posted: Nov 16, 2016 11:45am ETNow that we have had a little more time to analyze the implications of a Donald Trump presidency on the advertising realm, it is becoming increasingly clear that fundamental tax issues impacting advertising will immediately be high on the agenda in 2017.
READ MOREWhat the Election Means for Marketers
Posted: Nov 9, 2016 11:30am ETIn a political bombshell still reverberating through Washington, Donald Trump, confounding the predictions of most of the pundits and pollsters, won a solid electoral victory. For the first time in eight years, the Republicans control the Presidency and the House and Senate. This means that it is likely that the political gridlock of the last three Congresses will be broken.
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