Minority Programmers Would Suffer Under Set-top Proposal, Viacom Says
Minority-targeted programmers would “suffer disproportionately” if the FCC set-top proposal allows third-party box makers to disregard negotiated channel lineups and neighborhoods, BET CEO Debra Lee and Viacom executives told Commissioner Mignon Clyburn in a meeting Tuesday, according to an ex…
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parte filing. The proposal also lacks a sufficient enforcement mechanism, the programmers said. Clyburn should “address the concerns raised as the proceeding moves forward,” the filing said. It was posted Friday in docket 97-80; Viacom owns BET.