Cable and Broadcast Television Carriage Negotiations
Witnesses testified on the rules for television negotiations and recent disputes over broadcast carriage. Fox’s parent company News Corporat… read more
Witnesses testified on the rules for television negotiations and recent disputes over broadcast carriage. Fox’s parent company News Corporation pulled its channels from Cablevision systems in New York and Philadelphia for two weeks leaving many without access to the World Series and other popular television programming. This was the result of a dispute between News Corporation and Cablevision over what is known as retransmission consent fees, in which broadcasters pay cable companies to carry the broadcast channel. close
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