FCC Talking Retrans Reform Next Month

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Watch for the Federal Communications Commission to put retransmission consent reform on the agenda for its March 3 meeting. A draft of the proceeding has been circulating in the commission since mid-January.

The FCC will release its tentative agenda for March 3 this Thursday.

Broadcasters see retransmission fees as a burgeoning second revenue stream, reeling in more than $1 billion in retransmission fees annually, a figure that is expected to reach $1.9 billion by 2013, per SNL Kagan.

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