Big Four Affiliates Oppose FCC On Retrans Blackout Reports
Stations Also Want FCC's Rretransmission Consent Rules to Cover YouTube TV
By Ted Hearn, Editor of Policyband
Washington, D.C., March. 28, 2024 – The Big Four affiliates want federal regulators to drop plans of keeping a record of signal blackouts that result from contract disputes between TV stations and cable and satellite TV providers.
Lawyers for some 600 stations affiliated with the ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox networks delivered …