The latest in:
American Television Alliance
-
Premium Content
06/23/2025
Cable Rate Proceeding Pales Next to Broadcast Ownership
With an incoming FCC commissioner and a just-opened docket on relaxing broadcast media ownership rules, there is plenty to watch out for at the agency. But first up is Thursday’s open meeting.
-
Premium Content
04/14/2025
Must Carry, All-In-Pricing Among Suggestions for Statute Scrapyard
FCC Chair Brendan Carr opening up a proceeding to ask what outdated federal regulations should be erased is like asking a child to write their Christmas wish list for Santa—don’t be surprised when they ask for a pony, a spaceship and no bedtime.
-
Premium Content
11/08/2024
Verizon Warns of Potential TEGNA Blackout
Verizon and TEGNA may once again be at an impasse with their retransmission consent agreement set to expire on Tuesday.
-
Premium Content
07/11/2024
Heated Debate on Indy Programmer-MVPD Dealings
Comcast sat out filing initial comments in the docket for the FCC’s proposal to ban Most Favored Nation and Alternative Distribution Method clauses, but it’s speaking out against such regulation in reply comments at the Commission.
-
Premium Content
03/11/2024
Good Intentions: MVPDs Worry About Impacts of Blackout Rebate Rule
The FCC is examining whether cable operators and DBS providers should be required to give their subscribers rebates in the event of a blackout from failed negotiations.
-
Premium Content
02/27/2024
NAB Says FCC Reporting Requirement Would Up Retrans Blackouts
Cable is a fan of the FCC ’s proposal to require MVPDs to notify the agency when a broadcast signal is unavailable due to a breakdown in retrans negotiations.