A letter from the Department of Justice asking...
A letter from the Department of Justice asking the FCC to decide joint sales agreements are attributable also condemns joint retransmission consent negotiations, said the American Cable Association in an ex parte filing. DOJ said joint retransmission consent negotiations by…
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separately owned broadcasters in the same market should be deemed illegal unless “reasonably necessary for some other efficiency-enhancing combination of the station’s operations,” ACA said. DOJ also expressed skepticism that circumstances making joint retrans negotiations necessary could arise, ACA said. In the wake of the DOJ letter, the commission should “deem the coordination of retransmission consent negotiations as per se attributable under the media ownership rules,” ACA said.