Food for thought....FCC agreed with DISH

[Tampa8]

http://www.fiercecable.com/cable/si...ing-good-faith-retrans-bargaining-obligations

Sinclair fined for not negotiating in good faith. ATTENTION TRIBUNE...

 

[bluegras]

http://www.fiercecable.com/cable/si...ing-good-faith-retrans-bargaining-obligations

Sinclair fined for not negotiating in good faith. ATTENTION TRIBUNE...

wow what a great article

 

[Troch77]

http://www.fiercecable.com/cable/si...ing-good-faith-retrans-bargaining-obligations

Sinclair fined for not negotiating in good faith. ATTENTION TRIBUNE...

I think maybe the FCC needs to start paying more attention to these disputes.

9 million is a nice fine, but that's like paying a speeding ticket to them.


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[Blackhawks]

What goes around comes around

 

[Troch77]

Here is the actual document.
https://www.fcc.gov/document/sinclair-settles-fcc-retransmission-negotiation-investigation



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[Joe Capitano]

As I read it, Sinclair did not admit liability. They and the FCC came to an agreement to end the matter and feed the government pig. Still, parting with almost $9.5 million and putting 90 station licences at risk for any period is never a good thing.

 

[bobvick]

Tribune might want to rethink what I assume they are doing. Which is holding the 43 local stations hostage in order to get more per subscriber from WGN America, and likely they are wanting wider distribution of the channel (I.E in all packages).
Doesn't seem like a "good faith" negotiation to me.

 

[oldengineer]

If they're serious they should have been after Comcast ever since they bought NBC. They were supposed to end the terrestrial loophole which enabled them to keep CSN Philly off of Dish and Direct. Every local cable company carries it in their basic (not lifeline) packages so it can't be that expensive. This looks like a "look what I've done" power move to me. Put the power of the Federal Government on a small time player while the big boys continue to operate with impunity.

 

[STDog]

Put the power of the Federal Government on a small time player while the big boys continue to operate with impunity.

Of course. The smaller players don't have the cash to pay the government to leave them alone.

 

[Jim S.]

9 million is a nice fine, but that's like paying a speeding ticket to them.

Confiscating their licenses and giving them to someone who actually believes in their duty to serve the public interest would be the penalty if I was in control.

 

[bobvick]

Put the power of the Federal Government on a small time player while the big boys continue to operate with impunity.

I couldn't agree more about Comcast. But Sinclair is by no means a small player, they are the largest owner of television stations in the country. Seems like they have around 170 or so. Not as powerful as Comcast, but still a big player.