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.