Report: TV Stations Should Pay Ops

[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Linda Moss]
TV stations, which generate substantial ad revenue through their carriage in cable homes, should be paying cable operators $4.16 per month, per subscriber in license fees for that extra reach, according to a report commissioned by the American Cable Association. The suggested license fee was part of a 27-page report, researched and written by Arlen Communications, on the economic impact of retransmission consent on small-town and rural cable systems. The report argued that in a true free market, cable operators wouldn't be paying broadcasters cash to carry their TV stations, as now permitted by federal regulations, and cable systems wouldn't be put in a position where they are forced to carry media conglomerates’ cable networks in exchange for carrying their broadcast stations.
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* American Cable Association press release
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=60054