11:20 am ET
Jul 1, 2013


Forget New Media: Why TV Stations Are Back in Vogue

    • Too bad for those businesses that Aereo is shaking up the market.

    • The article states: “The bigger factor driving new interest in broadcasters ... are the fees paid by cable and satellite operators for the right to air local TV station signals.”

      But why do cable and satellite want to retransmit local TV? What valuable content does local TV provide? Are these fees locked in forever?

      It also mentions “complicated regulatory reasons” without naming a regulatory agency.

      Is it simply a change in regulations that suddenly make local TV stations more valuable? That's a nice windfall.

      Interesting subject, but I'm still pretty much in the dark as to what's going on.

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