Or were they underpriced since 2006 and now are at the correct price?
LOL. I think you will find few who think that is the case. As consolidation has cut costs, the rates should have gone down or stayed steady at most.
Bill to end carriage disputes
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LOL. I think you will find few who think that is the case. As consolidation has cut costs, the rates should have gone down or stayed steady at most.
Or were they underpriced since 2006 and now are at the correct price?
So what local channel or group do you work for?
So what incentive does the buyer have to negotiate fairly if the seller can not withhold his product?
If the price has been going up too fast in the past, why did the buyers not refuse to pay? Because their customers gripe about temporary loss of local TV.
While a local TV station might be a valuable product (when sold) it is not highly profitable, especially on small markets which most of them are.
I'm in the camp that believes the FCC made a mistake when it buckled to the NAB and allowed stations to charge distributors for their FTA product.
It should have been must carry across the board and the distributor (cable or satellite) pays for all the acquisition and distribution costs and passes that on to us.
If the price has been going up too fast in the past, why did the buyers not refuse to pay? Because their customers gripe about temporary loss of local TV.
While a local TV station might be a valuable product (when sold) it is not highly profitable, especially on small markets which most of them are.
I'm in the camp that believes the FCC made a mistake when it buckled to the NAB and allowed stations to charge distributors for their FTA product.
It should have been must carry across the board and the distributor (cable or satellite) pays for all the acquisition and distribution costs and passes that on to us.
The popularity of the big networks have dropped through the years. Many just rent or stream a series without all of the ads.
Anyone have the bill number? It's good to include the bill number when writing or calling your congressperson.
I'd say it's good to read the bill before writing or calling your congressperson. What if the bill says "MVPDs must accept whatever price broadcasters offer"? If they do that, there's no dispute, and therefore no take downs.
No, I'm not saying that should happen, just don't jump on a bandwagon without at least a decent idea of the details.
