FCC Officially Puts Retrans Reform on the Agenda

Mark your calendar for Mediaweek, October 29-30 in New York City. We’ll unpack the biggest shifts shaping the future of media—from tv to retail media to tech—and how marketers can prep to stay ahead. Register with early-bird rates before sale ends!

As expected, the Federal Communications Commission put retransmission consent on the agenda for its March 3 open meeting but was short on the details about the item.

In announcing the proceeding, the commission said it would open up a notice of proposed rulemaking “to streamline and clarify the commission’s rules.”

The item may fall short of the hopes of retransmission reform advocates, led by Time Warner Cable and the American Television Alliance, which has pressed the FCC to reform the rules, which date back to the 1992 Cable Act.

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in