Take one look at the recent quarterly earnings statements for the nation’s biggest broadcast TV companies, and one thing is certain: retransmission fees have become a major revenue source. Is that a ...

The last straw was the wild ride more than 3 million New Yorkers had after ABC pulled its local signal from Cablevision just before the network was to broadcast the Academy Awards on March 7. Only ...

Two separate pieces of legislation were introduced in Congress on Thursday that would upend retransmission consent negotiations, which have stirred lawmakers after consumers have found broadcast ...

As cable television fees continue to rise in a tight economy, many viewers are “cutting the cord” to services costing over $60 per month in lieu of free television over the Internet. Yet, as ...

There is very little the FCC can do when it comes to retransmission consent negotiations between broadcasters and MVPDs other then perform the somewhat nebulous task of ensuring that the parties are ...

Increasing broadcast retransmission fees have caused much tension between multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) and broadcasters. This has led to blackouts, often of major television ...

CBS and NBC TV affiliates told federal lawmakers Friday that regulations permitting broadcasters to charge cable and satellite TV operators for retransmitting broadcast shows are in the public’s ...

While U.S. broadcasters have been paid by pay-TV firms, British company currently receives fees from the likes of the BBC and ITV. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor LONDON – A British government ...

A miracle cure for the Great Ad Depression or a substance more addictive than crack cocaine? Either way, "retrans" has the biz all abuzz -- and consumers beginning to worry. By Larry Gerbrandt, The ...