FCC fines ESPN, Viacom $1.4 million for co-opting emergency alerts to promote a movie

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The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday fined ESPN and Viacom $1.4 million for improperly using emergency alert tones in televised ads for the movie Olympus Has Fallen.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.