Small Operator Group Points To Projections For $1.2 Billion In Payments In 2011
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 7/6/2009 5:45:33 PM
The American Cable Association is using a newly released retransmission-consent study by SNL Kagan to renew its call for reform of the practice.
Kagan last week projected that retrans fees--the fees cable operators pay some TV station owners to carry their signals--will jump to $1.2 billion by 201.
ACA issued its own study several weeks back about the disproportionate hit smaller operators are taking from what it says are excessive retrans fee hikes and broadcasters say are fair value for valuable programming.
ACA submitted the study in comments to the FCC on the state of competition.
"Congress must fix a broken retransmission consent process by preventing broadcasters from unjustifiably discriminating against consumers served by cable operators with a small number of subscribers in a local TV market," said ACA president Matthew Polka in a statement.
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