Disagreement over the right to retransmit a broadcaster's signal
A carriage dispute is a disagreement over the right to "carry", that is, retransmit, a broadcaster's signal. Carriage disputes first occurred between broadcasters and cable companies and now include direct broadcast satellite and other multichannel video programming distributors.
These disputes often involve financial compensation – what the distributor pays the television station or network for the right to carry the signal – as well as what channels the distributor is permitted or required to retransmit and how the distributor offers those channels to its subscribers.[1] While most carriage disputes are resolved without controversy or notice,[2] others have involved programming blackouts, both threatened and real, as well as strident public relations campaigns. Carriage disputes have occurred both in the United States and internationally. Cord-cutting has lessened the impact as more people move from traditional distributors to streaming media services.
^McMurria, John (2008). "Cable Carriage Disputes". In Andersen, Robin; Grey, Jonathan (eds.). Battleground: The Media Volume 1(PDF). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. pp. 69–76. ISBN 978-0313341670. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
^Stelter, Brian (July 10, 2010). "DirecTV-Viacom Dispute May Affect Access for 20 Million Customers". New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
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