| Death of Retrans While there may be copyright issues, the real concern of broadcasters are retransmission fees being collected by affiliates and programmers from telco, cable and dish video providers.
Over the past 4+ years, major stations have elected retrans status and negotiated with each of the pay tv providers in their DMA. It's huge money per sub that will be challenged in court if/after Aereo really "wins".
The implications of an Aereo victory also have the Pay TV providers paying very close attention. On the other hand, programmers will likely tie this issue up in the courts for several years, which could extend past current retrans contracts. |
