Retrans Rumble: Broadcasters Slam Time Warner Cable

NAB takes TWC to task for retrans position

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By all measures, Time Warner Cable had a terrific quarter and that was just the opening the National Association of Broadcasters needed to come out swinging against the cable operator for its relentless advocacy of retransmission reform.

TWC is one of the main members behind the American Television Alliance, which sends out a constant stream of press releases slamming broadcasters for demanding higher fees from pay TV providers to carry their signals, which it claims leads to higher cable rates.

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