Can traditional media companies afford to pay more for the NFL with the continued pressures on linear television? That vitally important question to broadcast TV station ownership groups was tackled in a new investor report by MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Rob Fishman.
The latest retransmission consent dispute has ticked off South Florida hockey fans, in particular, as Comcast's Xfinity MVPD pulled by law all Scripps TV stations from its lineup due to the lack of a fresh carriage contract. In South Florida, this occurred during the second period of a Florida Panthers game.