ATSC 3.0 at Center of New Retrans Crossroads

摘要

The pitched retrans battle between multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) and broadcasters has gotten even uglier, and extended to broadcasters' push for the new ATSC 3.0 transmission standard. Small and medium-size cable operators have told the FCC it should not let broadcasters start using the standard, in part because they say the commission needs to better gauge the impact on retrans fees of the transition to ATSC 3.0.