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Retransmission Consent
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06/07/2024
Programmers, Distributors Duel in Comments on Video Market
The friction between distributors and programmers of all kinds is on display at the FCC as the agency gathers comments on proposals to help independent programmers continue to compete effectively for carriage on MVPDs, streaming platforms and more.
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03/13/2024
Effros: Just Askin’
It’s no wonder that at least one side of the negotiations for “retransmission consent” loves to time the negotiations just before an anticipated major event.
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12/01/2023
DirecTV’s Thun Argues Broadcast Model Must Change or Risk Extinction
We caught up with DirecTV Chief Content Officer Rob Thun to find out how serious the distributor is with its alternative retrans proposals and how long this blackout with TEGNA might last.
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11/30/2023
DirecTV Loses TEGNA Stations, Wants to Overturn Retrans Regime
DirecTV’s looking to change the model for broadcasters’ retransmission consent through its negotiations with TEGNA, proposing broadcasters offer stations a la carte to customers or let MVPDs negotiate directly with ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC for national network content. DirecTV lost access to 64 TEGNA stations at 8pm ET Thursday when its current retrans contract […]
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Premium Content
08/14/2023
Nexstar Defends Itself Against Hawaiian Telcom Complaint
Nexstar has told the FCC it did nothing out of the ordinary in its negotiations with Hawaiian Telcom over retransmission consent and the agency should dismiss the provider’s complaint against it.
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Premium Content
07/21/2023
Nexstar Says DirecTV CW Streaming Deal Expired in November
DirecTV ’s recent letter complaining that Nexstar has forced the blackout of CW Network programming on Sinclair stations for its streaming customers is just part of its “continuing campaign to disparage