FCC fines Viacom, ESPN for misusing emergency alerts in movie promo
By Reuters
Jan 21, 2015 01:26 AM EST
Regions
A security guard speaks into a microphone in his sleeve as he stands outside the Viacom Inc. headquarters in New York April 30, 2013. (Photo : Reuters)
U.S. broadcast regulators have fined Viacom Inc and ESPN $1.4 million "for misusing the emergency alert system" warning tones in a movie promotion in 2013, the Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday.
The FCC, in a statement, said the companies used the warning tones over a period of several days to promote "Olympus Has Fallen," a movie about a terrorist attack in Washington, violating the agency's laws.
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