The National Association of Broadcasters in an Oct. 3 letter strongly urged the Federal Communications Commission not to intervene in negotiations between television networks and pay-TV companies for the right to retransmit broadcast programming.
The letter was timed to coincide with the deadline for broadcasters to send their so-called “must-carry/retransmission consent” election notices to cable operators and direct broadcast satellite systems. That election, due Oct. 1, will take effect Jan. 1, 2012 and run through Dec. 31, 2014.
In the one-page letter, NAB President and CEO said that broadcasters remain committed to serving local viewers by reaching “fair and timely” ...
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