Dueling for Dollars

DUELING FOR DOLLARS
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Linda Moss and Mike Farrell]
A long look at the retransmission consent debate. Broadcasters are seeking cash for carriage of their signals. That demand has added a new tension and dynamic to negotiations between TV-station owners and cable companies, who are quarreling over payment for both analog and HDTV signals. With the stakes raised, broadcasters and cable companies each have an evolved arsenal of weapons they can now wield in these disputes.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6421302.html

* CBS’ Moonves Still Talking Retrans Cash
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6421636.html?display=Breaking+News