openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | reply to idjk
Re: This needs to stop I haven't looked at the financials of the content producers or distributors, but I suspect that they're making decent money. The national networks that broadcast OTA are leveraged with other business models and are connected to the content producers. I suspect that the quantity/quality of the content would decrease should they not receive ad revenue and carry revenue from the pay TV providers. High quality content production is not cheap. |
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| Many OTA broadcasters (especially those affiliated with a major TV network) receive compensation from cable companies in exchange for retransmission consent. There are many well documented cases of this. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | Yes, local broadcasters have a choice between receiving compensation from TV providers or must carry arrangements minus the compensation. I feel that the pay TV providers should treat local broadcasters no different in their exorbitant greed than they do the national conglomerates (which often own a lot of the local broadcasters btw). I went through a couple of retransmission disputes with my previous provider. Does nothing but drive me towards an OTA antenna and discontinuing my pay TV service. |
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