During a Senate hearing Thursday aimed at questioning pay-TV operators about customer service, Dish Network used the occasion to take another shot at broadcasters and blackouts caused by retransmission disputes.
Kathleen Schneider, senior vice president of operations at Dish, was on hand to represent the company along with representatives from Comcast, Charter, Time Warner Cable and DirecTV. In prepared remarks, Schneider called out the increasing amounts of money broadcasters demand for retransmission consent, adding that retransmission fees have risen 22,500 percent between 2005 and 2015.
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/di...-blast-broadcasters-over-blackouts/2016-06-24
Kathleen Schneider, senior vice president of operations at Dish, was on hand to represent the company along with representatives from Comcast, Charter, Time Warner Cable and DirecTV. In prepared remarks, Schneider called out the increasing amounts of money broadcasters demand for retransmission consent, adding that retransmission fees have risen 22,500 percent between 2005 and 2015.
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/di...-blast-broadcasters-over-blackouts/2016-06-24
