Thirty Years Ago, Retransmission Consent Fees Were Born

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In the last several years, one of the most contentious subjects between the cable television industry and broadcast television station owners has been value. Just how valuable are free-to-air television stations to MVPDs, which must compensate licensees for the right to carry their broadcast television assets on a for-profit lineup provided by the likes of Comcast, Charter Communications and Optimum or perhaps smaller ACA Connects members.


Already, retransmission consent battles have seen Dish tussle last weekend with The Walt Disney Co., resulting in a two-day “blackout” of every Disney-owned channel to Dish customers.

It all began on October 5, 1992.

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