Latest about blackouts
NAB Disputes FCC Contention That Retrans Blackouts Have `Increased Dramatically’
While continuing to oppose blackout reporting requirements, the NAB urges the FCC to require MVPDs to report both successful and unsuccessful negotiations
NAB Opposes FCC’s Proposed Blackout Reporting Rules
Proposal would exceed FCC’s “very limited authority relating to retransmission consent,” and might make blackouts more common, the NAB argued
NAB Slams Pay TV’s “Early Termination Fees”
Tells the FCC the fees “insulate MVPDs from the financial consequences of negotiating disputes”
FCC Seeks Public Comments on Blackout Reporting Requirements
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking would provide the Commission with better data on the problem of blackouts and their impact on consumers
FCC Chair Issues Proposals to Address Pay TV Blackouts
The FCC is seeking comments on proposed rules that would offer rebates to consumers and provide notifications of blackouts
Carriage Blackouts Have Cost Cable Nets $179.5M Since 2013
New report from S&P Kagan says carriage disputes cost cable nets $18.4M in 2020 alone
