United States v. National Association of Broadcasters

OPINION

HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.

This action involves the application of the antitrust laws 1 to certain advertising standards adopted by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) for television networks and local television stations. The provisions under challenge in this lawsuit, inter alia, impose limitations upon the number of minutes per hour a network or station may allocate to commercials; the number of commercials which may be broadcast in an hour of television time; and the number of products which may be advertised on certain types of commercials.

Both parties have moved…