ACA Condemns Nexstar Retrans Fight in Myrtle Beach
Nexstar’s retransmission blackout of Horry Telephone Cooperative (HTC) in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is “disgraceful,” said American Cable Association President Matt Polka Monday. “All cable subscribers shoulder the cost of broadcasters' greedy retransmission consent demands because TV station owners insist…
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that all subscribers take the package that includes local stations.” Nexstar pulled two stations from HTC after the MVPD declined a 163 percent rate hike, Polka said. Congress and the FCC should reform retrans, Polka said. Nexstar didn’t comment. Dish Network and Univision also are in a blackout (see 1807020030).