1,000 TV Antennas Given Away In Washington
At the “Broadcast TV Liberation Tour” kick-off promotion in Washington on Sunday, Antenna Direct, in partnership with TVFreedom.org and LG Electronics, USA, gave away 1,000 free antennas valued at around $120 each as part of the push to tell consumers that they can watch TV for free without having to pay cable companies.
Cable’s Retrans Reforms: The Greed Of It All
TVFreedom.org’s Robert Kenny: “The pay TV industry has been pushing for video marketplace changes for the past few years that would provide them with an unfair regulatory advantage over TV broadcasters. The motive: Pure greed on the part of cable and satellite TV providers.”
American Community Television, an advocate for PEG access channels, is the latest member of the coalition created in response to efforts by cable and satellite operators that want to restrict broadcasters’ retransmission consent efforts.
The Hispanic Institute, Entravision Communications Corp., ZGS Communications and the Media Alliance are the latest members of the new coalition created in response to efforts by cable and satellite operators that want to restrict broadcasters’ retransmission consent efforts.
