How to Solve Retransmission Sharing

[Commentary] Hopefully, the broadcast networks and their affiliates will use their various meetings at the NAB Show to reach some understanding on the contentious issue of retransmission sharing. But if the networks and affiliates can't get their act together soon, they should hire a “statesman” whom everyone respects to mediate, to remind both sides of their mutual interests and get them working together against cable and satellite and not against each other. But who? Who is this statesman or stateswoman who could save broadcasting from itself? I nominate NAB President Gordon Smith.