Networks: Kids' Show Rules would Hurt Football

The nation's broadcasters have issued a blunt message: Tough new requirements to air children's programming might mean sports fans won't get to watch some college football games on free TV. The broadcasters are fighting new FCC rules that will take effect Jan. 1, saying the rules would stifle the development of new channels and hobble existing ones. They say they'd have to either move Saturday morning kids' shows to another time or shift that day's college football lineup to cable TV. But public-interest advocates complain that broadcasters are seeking the relief even while asking Congress to force cable systems to carry their new digital channels. “They're just being very greedy here,” says Angela Campbell of the Children's Media Policy Coalition. [Somewhere, Peggy Charren is shaking her head. http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/A/htmlA/actionforch/actionforch.htm]
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Paul Davidson]

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