Comments Due July 22 on Programmer Diversity Data Petition

Comments are due July 22, replies Aug. 22, on a petition from public interest groups calling for the agency to require licensees to collect diversity data from the companies that make their media content, including streaming services, said a public notice listed in Monday’s Daily Digest. The petition was filed earlier this month by programmer Fuse Media and public interest groups including the National Hispanic Media Coalition, Public Knowledge and Common Cause (see 2205060005), and isn’t limited to Media Bureau licensees. It also includes broadband licensees such as Alphabet and Amazon, and targets their streaming offerings YouTube and Prime.