Retransmission agreements reached last week in Washington; Buffalo, N.Y.; Denver and...
Retransmission agreements reached last week in Washington; Buffalo, N.Y.; Denver and other markets are a reflection of the free-market negotiation process, NAB said in an email Wednesday. The agreements also illustrate “that viewers, local TV stations and their cable and…
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satellite partners all benefit from the process,” a spokesman said. Retrans deals were reached between DirecTV and Gannett TV stations, and between Charter Communications and LIN Media stations, NAB said. Most agreements are successfully negotiated out of public view, “because there is tremendous incentive for both the local station and the pay-TV provider to reach an amicable arrangement,” NAB added. The association contends retrans works, while many pay-TV companies want the FCC rules changed.