Cable Firms File Retrans Petition With FCC

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Alarmed over several recent retransmission standoffs, Time Warner and 13 other cable  satellite and telecommunications companies filed a petition Tuesday (March 9) with the Federal Communications Commission. The petitioners, claiming the 20-year-old rules governing retransmission consent are outdated, would like the FCC to establish a new framework for resolving disputes between broadcasters and subscription TV services.

The filing follows several high-profile retransmission spats, including the most recent one between ABC Disney’s WABC-TV and Cablevision in the New York area.

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