When Broadcasters purchase syndicated programming the contract provides for Market Exclusivity where-in no other outlet can air that program within the specified market(s).
Perhaps MVPDs have some such exclusivity.----- Original Message ----- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 8:43 AM Subject: [opendtv] Re: U.S. NEEDS A CLEAR PICTURE OF WIRELESS
Craig Birkmaier wrote:I have no doubts that broadcasters would love to get their hands on this content, especially if they could cut the deal you would like to offer them. And the MVPDs have not the slightest inclination to make this content available to broadcasters, as it can only undermine their business model.But the MVPDs are not usually the content owners. I'm not sure how this stuff works legally, but there is something called "restraint of trade," isn't there?Let's say that an ABC affiliated OTA station group wants to carry, for instance, ABC Family (or other ABC-owned content only now seen over MVPDs, and pay ABC a similar per-household fee as the MVPDs pay. I picked this example only because I don't think that ABC runs any MVPDs. I don't see how ABC can deny the request. I don't see how MVPDs are allowed to collude with ABC, to prevent that content from being bought at fair market value.Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.
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