4 Exempted From Nonbroadcast Networks List for MVPD Audio Descriptions

Fox News, MSNBC, CNN and ESPN were exempted from the FCC's audio description rules applicable to the top five national nonbroadcast networks (see 2011020043) because they provide less than 50 hours per quarter of prime-time programming that's not live or near-live, per a docket 11-43 Media Bureau order Monday. It said with the granted exemptions, the new list of top five national nonbroadcast networks subject to the audio description requirements will be TLC, HGTV, Hallmark, History and TBS.