FCC Uses Clout In Dish, Sinclair Fight; Viacom Looms

By | August 27, 2015

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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler brought the programming dispute between satellite TV broadcaster Dish Network (DISH) and Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI) to a quick end, but the industry’s top regulator won’t have the same official clout to intervene if Dish and Viacom (VIA) reach an impasse in upcoming negotiations. The FCC’s authority to step in applies only to “retransmission” negotiations involving broadcast signals and Scalper1 News

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