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Tag: Retransmission
Telcos May Not be Exempt from FCC Video Blackout Reimbursement Proposal
The FCC has released a draft of the video blackout reimbursement proposal that commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel highlighted in a press release on January 17. If adopted, the proposal would require cable and direct broadcast…
It’s Hawaiian Telcom vs Nexstar in Latest Retransmission Consent Fight
Hawaiian Telcom has filed a complaint against Nexstar Media Inc. in which it claims that the company has blacked out a cable channel and five broadcast channels during active negotiations over an extension of their…
ACA Connects: Smaller Video Providers Pay 43% More than Larger Providers for Retransmission Fees
The retransmission fees that video service providers pay to television broadcasters increased 19.2% between 2018 and 2019, according to ACA Connects: America’s Communications Association, which represents smaller cable and broadband providers. ACA Connects based its…
AT&T and TEGNA Reach a New Retransmission Agreement
TYSONS, VA and DALLAS , TX, December 20, 2020 — TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) and AT&T (NYSE: T) have entered into a new multi-year retransmission consent agreement to provide TEGNA-owned local broadcast stations to customers…
First of its Kind FCC Retransmission Fine Decision Sets Stage for Future Fines Against Broadcasters
The FCC has proposed fines exceeding $500,000 apiece for 18 television station licensees that were the focus of a complaint by AT&T involving negotiations for the retransmission fees that AT&T must pay to carry the…
FCC Takes a Small Step Toward Resolving Retransmission Consent Disputes
The FCC is getting set to take a small step toward tackling the thorny problem of retransmission consent disputes. Prior to today’s monthly FCC meeting, the Commission adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking…
Sinclair Goes on the Offensive in Retransmission Dispute with AT&T
Content provider Sinclair Broadcast Group went on the offensive in a retransmission dispute with AT&T today, issuing a press release that attempts to portray AT&T in a bad light in its role as pay-TV provider.…
Retransmission Fee Forecast Calls for Another Steep Rise: $11.72 Billion in 2019
The retransmission fees that U.S. television station owners collect from cable, direct broadcast satellite and telco video providers will rise from $10.57 billion in 2018 to $11.72 this year, according to a retransmission fee forecast…
ATVA: Retransmission Battles Rage On, Record TV Blackouts in 2019 Already
The year is only a little more than halfway over, yet 2019 television blackouts already have reached the previous annual record, according to the American Television Alliance (ATVA). The year already has seen 213 blackouts…
Report Counts 60 Total Retransmission Blackouts So Far This Year
The U.S. video marketplace has suffered more than 60 total retransmission blackouts during the first six months of 2019 and nearly 550 in the past three and a half years, according to a new report…
TDS: “Reasonable” Agreement with Nexstar Reached
TDS Telecom has reached what it called a “reasonable” agreement with Nexstar, ending a month-long programming blackout that resulted when the companies’ previous agreement expired before a new one could be reached. Details of the…
TDS Nextstar Disputes Continue as TDS Releases Second Video to Customers
TDS President and CEO Jim Butman has released a second video message explaining the company’s position in its ongoing impasse with Nexstar Media Group. The TDS Nextstar dispute has lasted for 16 days. More than…