Network Affils Call for Comcast Quorum

The independently owned network affiliates of Fox, ABC and CBS requested a meeting with Comcast to make sure Comcast’s proposed $30 billion deal to acquire 51 percent of NBC Universal won’t put non-NBC affiliates at a competitive disadvantage. Up against the unprecedented market power of a combined Comcast/NBCU, non-NBC affiliates could lose negotiating clout when it comes to retransmission agreements and other practices.

In a letter to CBS affiliates dated March 29, Tim Busch, chairman of the CBS affiliates and co-chief operating officer for Nexstar Broadcasting Corp, wrote that he had conferred with Fox and ABC affiliate associations and legal counsel in order to communicate the concerns of affiliates to the Federal Communications Commission.

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