Proposed $9 Million Fine Underscores Need To End Broadcaster Blackouts WASHINGTON, DC – The American Television Alliance (ATVA) today responded to the FCC’s ...
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ATVA’s Statement On Apollo’s Blackout Of DISH Customers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, Apollo Global Management blacked out DISH customers’ access to its channels in 10 markets across the country. “It is disapp ...
ATVA: Individual Television Stations Do Not “Operate Independently” of Large Station Group Owners
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress established the new Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) to provide relief to small businesses with fewer than 500 employees from suf ...
Broadcasters often unilaterally remove their channels from TV lineups, blacking out content from cable and satellite subscribers. Broadcasters then hold their channels for ransom until TV providers agree to pay more – the same channels that are available free over-the-air. These payments to broadcasters for “free” TV– so-called retrans fees – have soared in recent years, going from $200 million in 2006 to $11.7 billion in 2019 (an astounding 5,359 percent increase). Retrans fees are padding broadcasters’ bottom lines and costing customers billions more every year with no sign of stopping. Retrans fees are the fastest rising part of your monthly pay TV bill.
In the last decade, Broadcasters have weaponized TV blackouts, targeting live sports and other must-see TV on channels like ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC to inflict maximum pain on innocent consumers.
The ATVA’s mission is simple: to give consumers a voice and protect them from abusive broadcaster behavior. We seek to reform outdated rules that harm consumers and do not reflect today’s competitive video marketplace. We are united in our determination to ensure the best viewing experience at an affordable price and to end the menace of intentional broadcaster blackouts.
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3 days ago
#BigBroadcast giving “Black Friday” a whole new meaning – threatening to blackout your signal and cut access to important local news coverage this holiday weekend. https://t.co/S3uLaOcsrZ
#BigBroadcast giving “Black Friday” a whole new meaning – threatening to blackout your signal and cut access to important local news coverage this holiday weekend. https://t.co/S3uLaOcsrZ
4 weeks ago
Looks like #BigBroadcast is going to be just fine.
“Retransmission fee revenue at publicly traded local TV companies saw a median year-over-year increase of 37%, possibly driven by spikes in viewership...”
More via @pewresearch ➡️ https://t.co/cdQpz1CDNa
Looks like #BigBroadcast is going to be just fine.
“Retransmission fee revenue at publicly traded local TV companies saw a median year-over-year increase of 37%, possibly driven by spikes in viewership...”
More via @pewresearch ➡️ https://t.co/cdQpz1CDNa
4 weeks ago
ICYMI via @pewresearch: #BigBroadcast is not doing as poorly as you might think… As more Americans turn to nightly news, @WeAreSinclair rakes in more than $1 billion in Q2 of 2020. https://t.co/cdQpz1CDNa
ICYMI via @pewresearch: #BigBroadcast is not doing as poorly as you might think… As more Americans turn to nightly news, @WeAreSinclair rakes in more than $1 billion in Q2 of 2020. https://t.co/cdQpz1CDNa
4 weeks ago
New @pewresearch study reports #BigBroadcast is doing just fine, despite what they’d have you believe. With help from an extra $87.5 million of outrageous retransmission consent fees: https://t.co/cdQpz1CDNa https://t.co/I8yO4dkt7J
New @pewresearch study reports #BigBroadcast is doing just fine, despite what they’d have you believe. With help from an extra $87.5 million of outrageous retransmission consent fees: https://t.co/cdQpz1CDNa https://t.co/I8yO4dkt7J
1 month ago
While local newspapers are suffering from a tough economic hit amid the pandemic, #BigBroadcast continues to see increases in revenue. More via @pewresearch → https://t.co/cdQpz1CDNa https://t.co/qrRMAbnMLd
While local newspapers are suffering from a tough economic hit amid the pandemic, #BigBroadcast continues to see increases in revenue. More via @pewresearch → https://t.co/cdQpz1CDNa https://t.co/qrRMAbnMLd