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Retrans Makes STELA Mixed Bag For TV

CommLawCenter | by TVNewsCheck

The major impact of the FCC’s flurry of orders Tuesday on implementation of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act is how they affect the ability of satellite operators to import a “significantly viewed” duplicating network signal into portions of a local market, thereby undercutting the local network affiliate’s ratings, ad revenue and retransmission negotiations.