11-93,” and can be filed electronically here by June 3. 1 I am curious about what TV commercials do you find very annoying F. (Bloomberg) - Here’s something to do if that TV commercial is too loud: complain to the feds, who just might do something about it.The U.S. Further, we seek input from all stakeholders on whether the CALM Act rules are effectively serving their intended purpose, and on specific areas in which commenters believe updates are needed given improvements in technology or new industry practices.”Ĭomments submitted will help inform the FCC’s determination of whether to take additional actions to ensure proper commercial volume - and if so, what measures should be proposed or taken to prevent TV stations and MVPDs from transmitting commercials at louder volumes than the program material they accompany.Īll filings responsive to this Public Notice must reference “MB Docket No. Publishers Letter: Loud television commercials will continue to be annoying Feature: Converting The F&P SmartDrive for Use As A. If the content I'm watching is supposed to be the baseline then it's not working. A new bill wants to extend the CALM Act to apply to streaming services. I would have suggested, but which some of the annoying problems that had been. An Insider investigation found that despite rising complaints, the FCC barely enforces it. The loud 'nature sounds' that are not at all soothing have the same annoying loudness. We begani by advertising in the nationial newspaper- for local context. to THE OVERCOMMERCIALIZATION OF that annoying TV commercials do not improve. The commercials are very loud compared to the other commercials. Nixon follows up pounded by the repetition of loud, irri- unteer.
In the Public Notice, the FCC invites “comment from consumers and industry on whether any updates are needed to the Commission’s rules implementing the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act. Some commercials and oddly some of the filler segments that YouTube TV play are painfully loud. The Media Bureau made its interest in feedback known via a Public Notice posted April 19, and which gives a deadline of June 3 for comments. Dear TV: Lighten Up! Poorly Lit Scenes Confuse Viewers, Can Frustrate Actors