President Obama Signs Satellite TV Bill
December 4, 2014 | 05:58PM PT
Ted Johnson
Senior Editor, Variety.com
http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/president-obama-signs-satellite-tv-bill-1201371527/
President Obama has signed into law the Satellite Television and
Localism Act, which extends the ability of rural satellite subscribers
to access broadcast channels.
The legislation passed Congress despite efforts by some lawmakers to
include provisions that would have overhauled retransmission consent
negotiations across the industry. Broadcasters opposed any such an
effort, arguing that such reforms should come in the form of standalone
legislation.
The legislation was passed in the House and the Senate in November.
The legislation extends authorization for satellite subscribers to
access faraway broadcast channels through Dec. 31, 2019.
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