Take one look at the recent quarterly earnings statements for the nation’s biggest broadcast TV companies, and one thing is certain: retransmission fees have become a major revenue source. Is that a ...

Two separate pieces of legislation were introduced in Congress on Thursday that would upend retransmission consent negotiations, which have stirred lawmakers after consumers have found broadcast ...

As cable television fees continue to rise in a tight economy, many viewers are “cutting the cord” to services costing over $60 per month in lieu of free television over the Internet. Yet, as ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The last straw was the wild ride more than 3 million New Yorkers had after ABC pulled its local ...

Taking note of an effort by Reps. Steve Israel (D-NY) and Peter King (R-NY) to get colleagues to sign onto a letter urging the FCC to restack the retransmission consent system in favor of cable MSOs, ...

In his Nov. 22 guest column on the Congress Blog, former FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell defends the current “retransmission consent” system as indicative of a healthy free marketplace. All signs ...

Retransmission disputes between broadcasters and cable operators have become increasingly public in recent years. Late last year, one such dispute between CBS and Time Warner Cable led to a month-long ...

Increasing broadcast retransmission fees have caused much tension between multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) and broadcasters. This has led to blackouts, often of major television ...

While U.S. broadcasters have been paid by pay-TV firms, British company currently receives fees from the likes of the BBC and ITV. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor LONDON – A British government ...

A miracle cure for the Great Ad Depression or a substance more addictive than crack cocaine? Either way, "retrans" has the biz all abuzz -- and consumers beginning to worry. By Larry Gerbrandt, The ...