Cable TV Executives to Press Toward Retrans Reform Following Wheeler Remarks

摘要

Some cable-TV executives aren’t discouraged by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s comments thatrnthe commission has looked repeatedly into its authority on intervening in retransmission consent disputes.rnWheeler made the comments in response to a question last week at CES in Las Vegas (CD Jan 10 p17),rnwhere he said he welcomed any new legal points of view. Cable executives whose companies engage inrnretrans negotiations pointed to the open proceeding that reconsiders retrans rules and efforts in Congressrntoward the reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA) as indicatorsrnthat the issue on retrans isn't closed.