MCN - March 22, 2010

Station groups continued to haul in big retransmission-consent dollars in 2009, with tiny Gray Television reporting a five-fold increase in fees paid by distributors last week. But the train may be slowing going forward, as contracts enter their second cycles, according to some analysts.

• Coda
• IN BRIEF
• Ex-TWCer Braun Dies at 58
• Verizon Sues Over Set-Tops

• Content
• Sprout ‘Gets Grubby’ With ‘dirtgirlworld’
• Syfy Dials Docu Realities
• Review
• Review: Showtime's Nurse Jackie/United States Of Tara

• Finance
• Scripps Trimmed Execs’ Pay

• Newsline
• News
• MSG Starts Strong
• Canoe Needs a Bigger Boat
• Icahn Ups Ante With Lionsgate Bid
• Boffo Backing for VOD

• People
• People

• Platforms
• BigBand Pumps Up Its Media Router
• Big-Screen Surfing
• Translation Please
• GATEWAY, OR FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENT?

• Rules
• Plan Plants Red Flags
• Here’s the Broadband Plan. What's Next?

• Special Report
• Ralph Roberts Going Strong at 90
• A View From the ‘Tower’

• Through the Wire
• Update: Bresnan Auction Underway, Guided By UBS and Credit Suisse
• Iggy Pop, Fuse Play Nice Backstage at ‘Hall of Fame’

• Top Stories
• Fame Game: Why High School Sports Play on Cable

• Viewpoint
• Access
• Bleak Future Ahead for ‘Free’ TV