The American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka called for a government investigation into local TV stations colluding to fix prices in the retransmission consent market. Polka stated that the broadcasters' responses to the FCC's petition for rulemaking on retransmission consent reform were unpersuasive and did not provide evidence against concerns about broadcaster collusion through sharing agreements, joint station ownership, and joint negotiations. Polka argued that the FCC needs to conduct a serious investigation into how these practices impact pay TV providers and their customers as part of its 2010 review of media ownership rules.
The American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka called for a government investigation into local TV stations colluding to fix prices in the retransmission consent market. Polka stated that the broadcasters' responses to the FCC's petition for rulemaking on retransmission consent reform were unpersuasive and did not provide evidence against concerns about broadcaster collusion through sharing agreements, joint station ownership, and joint negotiations. Polka argued that the FCC needs to conduct a serious investigation into how these practices impact pay TV providers and their customers as part of its 2010 review of media ownership rules.
The American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka called for a government investigation into local TV stations colluding to fix prices in the retransmission consent market. Polka stated that the broadcasters' responses to the FCC's petition for rulemaking on retransmission consent reform were unpersuasive and did not provide evidence against concerns about broadcaster collusion through sharing agreements, joint station ownership, and joint negotiations. Polka argued that the FCC needs to conduct a serious investigation into how these practices impact pay TV providers and their customers as part of its 2010 review of media ownership rules.
American Cable Association President And CEO Matthew M.
Polka’s Statement On Need For Government Probe Of Local TV Price Fixing
PITTSBURGH, June 4, 2010 -- “The broadcasters’ responses to the FCC Petition
for Rulemaking on retransmission consent reform are as predictable as they are unpersuasive. They have not filed any credible evidence rebutting the concerns of ACA and its members about broadcaster collusion in the retransmission consent market. This dialogue makes clear that the FCC needs to conduct a serious investigation into the impact of sharing agreements, duopolies, and joint negotiations on pay television providers and their customers, and where better to do so than in a retransmission consent rulemaking and as part of the 2010 quadrennial review of the media ownership rules.”
About the American Cable Association
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