blackouts

Tells the FCC the fees “insulate MVPDs from the financial consequences of negotiating disputes”

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking would provide the Commission with better data on the problem of blackouts and their impact on consumers

The FCC is seeking comments on proposed rules that would offer rebates to consumers and provide notifications of blackouts

New report from S&P Kagan says carriage disputes cost cable nets $18.4M in 2020 alone

2020 saw 327 blackouts due to retransmission negotiations

Organization cites five times Cox Media has pulled stations just ahead of the big game

Rules regarding foreign ownership reviews and retrans blackout notices were on the agenda

Company says subscriptions impacted by long-term value customer base and carriage disputes.

Since 2016, there has been an average of more than 12 station blackouts a month.

Following Nexstar and CBS blackouts, there's now potential for one with Disney-owned networks.