Rebecca Rini comments on FCC role in retransmission consent disputes
Rebecca Rini is quoted in Communications Daily today on the role of the FCC in retransmission consent disputes between cable and TV broadcasters. Her comment follows: "The bureau's role "historically" in broadcaster/pay-TV blackouts is akin to a "forcing function to get the parties together to communicate and stay in touch," said broadcast lawyer Rebecca Rini of Rini Coran. "That's the most important part at" such a juncture, she said. There's not much the commission can do during a blackout, "especially in the absence of a complaint" alleging a lack of good-faith contract renewal negotiations, Rini said.
