mvcg66b3r 100 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 UK commercial Public Service Broadcaster ITV has called for major pay-TV platforms to pay UK Public Service Broadcasters (PSBs) fairly for the transmission of their channels, ending what is effectively a multi-million pound subsidy to Sky and Virgin. The demand for action follows the publication of a report that shows how retransmission payments to broadcasters in the US have contributed significantly to the new ‘golden age of television’ in North America. In the United States the ‘retransmission consent scheme’, which was introduced in 1992, means free-to-air broadcasters are paid for delivering content to competing platforms. The research, carried out by NERA Economic Consulting, concludes that introducing payments to broadcasters for retransmitting their content has “contributed significantly to the overall health of the US broadcasting industry”. http://advanced-television.com/2014/09/08/itv-calls-for-fair-deal-on-retrans-fees/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13869-itv-calls-for-fair-deal-on-retrans-fees/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I do not know what to say but the channels are broadcast free to air over the air and the BBC & ITV uplink all the regional variations in both SD and HD for free so the people can receive the signal without a Sky subscription. But why is compensation needed from Sky when ITV uplinks their channels for free? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13869-itv-calls-for-fair-deal-on-retrans-fees/#findComment-114296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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