So, you're suggesting we'd only have pay-TV.
Thank you for the leadership he has shown in this area.
I think what we've put on the table respects that, but it requires a simple level of both transparency and a judgment.
Well, we're going to have to figure out whether we need to get at those kinds of numbers in order to think through what's the reality of the...
I totally understand that. And I can remember that we've met over the years, 25 years now, many times with the broadcasters coming in and co...
I think transparency may be one of the most effective ways to try to deal with this
I can remember, frankly, the broadcasters' arrogance, in the early years, as cable first came out.
We're here today with a group of senior industry officials to examine the recent disputes between video distributors and broadcasters.
Thank you very much, Senator Ensign.
$30- to $40-billion.
How much would you----
You've never walked out and said, 'Boy, we got screwed in that one'?
You think that would please the American people?
Is it not possible to negotiate those agreements without taking signals off the air?
The fact that the government is requiring retransmission consent really creates your business plan.
the old rules are outdated and to continue with the status quo is bad for consumers, competition and democratic participation.
The greatest measurement of our democracy is the freedom it gives its people to express their views and have access to a myriad of ideas and...
the old rules are outdated, and to continue with the status quo is bad for consumers, competition, and democratic participation.
