Confidentiality Needed in Any Indie Programming NPRM, NewsMax Says
Any rulemaking proceeding to come out of the FCC look into independent programming should include confidentiality assurances to indie programmers so they can take part, said NewsMax Media CEO Christopher Ruddy in a letter to the commissioners posted Thursday in…
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docket 16-41. Indie programmers already face hurdles in getting carriage, with fear of multichannel video programming distributors seeking retribution when those indies share their concerns with regulators and lawmakers "among the most omnipresent," NewsMax said. Any NPRM proceeding should exempt indie programmer presentations from the "permit but disclose" ex parte rules, it said.