program carriage

Bloomberg Praises FCC's Revisions to Program Carriage Rules

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:34:10 -0500

Full article: Multichannel News
John Eggerton
Bloomberg is giving the FCC props for its proposals to revise program carriage rules to speed complaint resolution, adopt baseball-style arbitration for impasses and institute standstills for renewals and monetary "true ups" for instances of noncarriage.

FCC Order Angers Cable Industry

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:25:57 -0400

Full article: Los Angeles Times
Joe Flint
A new order from the FCC may add even more tension to the complex relationships between programmers and cable operators. Looking to ensure that a channel does not get removed from a cable system when a programmer gets into a dispute with a distributor and files a complaint at the FCC, the Commission issued a "stand-still" order that would keep a channel on while the regulatory agency makes its decision.

FCC Defends Carriage Order Against Cable Criticisms

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:24:50 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
The FCC defended the constitutionality and procedural soundness of its program carriage order. The agency specifically dismissed arguments that the program carriage rules are constitutionally suspect and that the FCC's mode of changing them violated proper administrative procedures. It also cited its approval of the Comcast-NBC Universal deal as reason for the rule changes.

Utility Commissioners Propose Resolution Favoring Content Neutrality

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:55:01 -0500

Full article: National Journal
Juliana Gruenwald
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners has proposed a draft resolution that its members may vote on at its winter meeting later this month that would urge the FCC to ensure that all cable providers have equal access to content at a fair price.

Late Deal Saves Super Bowl Telecast

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:47:55 -0500

Full article: Politico
Brooks Boliek
Football fans who might have been left in the dark during the Super Bowl were granted a reprieve when a last-minute deal temporarily ended a media standoff that had revived calls for regulators to intervene in TV programming disputes.

News Corp: Carriage Fights Cost $47 Million in Revenue

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:35:34 -0500

Full article: Multichannel News
Jon Lafayette
News Corp., which reported its second-quarter earnings, said that its carriage dispute with Dish Network cost the company $30 million in lost revenue. A retransmission-consent fight with Cablevision Systems cost the company another $17 million in lost ad revenue.

Fox, Sinclair Extend Carriage Agreement

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:26:56 -0500

Full article: MediaPost
David Goetzl
As the Sinclair station group continues to wrangle with Time Warner Cable about a payment plan, a new affiliation deal with the Fox network may impact how it approaches those negotiations.

Dish Restores Three Chambers Stations in Oregon

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:05:32 -0500

Full article: Multichannel News
Mike Reynolds
Dish Network has reached a new programming agreement with Chambers Communications, restoring three Oregon stations that had been missing from its lineup since mid-December.

Dish, Frontier Fail to Reach Carriage Agreement

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:04:00 -0500

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
Dish Network failed to come to terms with Frontier Radio Management for carriage of Fox affiliate WGXA Macon, Ga., and its digital multi-cast ABC affiliate WGXA-D.

FCC Ponders Ways to Avoid Cable Blackouts

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:20:14 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Edward Wyatt
Seeking to end the brinksmanship that left many cable television customers in the Northeast without access to the first two games of the World Series this year, the FCC will consider changes to the rules governing negotiations between cable providers and broadcast networks.