Retransmission Negotiations

Has been station group’s senior director of media distribution

Disney has violated FCC mandates for negotiating licensing deals in good faith, the pay TV backed group said

ESPN, Disney-owned stations and other services were taken off the air after the two sides were unable to reach a new distribution deal

The ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC affiliate groups told the FCC that vMVPDs should be subject to the same rules as traditional pay TV operators

While continuing to oppose blackout reporting requirements, the NAB urges the FCC to require MVPDs to report both successful and unsuccessful negotiations

The station group says it reached the renewal milestone without any blackouts or service outages over contracts

All 12 Cox Media Group stations were returned to the satellite lineup before 6:30 gametime

The fines stem from a complaint filed by Hawaiian Telcom Services Company with the FCC

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

Station group threatening to pull all 64 network affiliates this week if a new contract isn't approved