retransmission

[ree-tranz-mish-uhn, -trans-]

noun

1. the act or process of transmitting again or the fact of being transmitted again.

Example Sentences

The steady loss of pay TV customers cutting the cord — about 7% a year — also threatens the retransmission fees ABC receives from cable and satellite companies that carry its stations.

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DirecTV filed a federal lawsuit earlier this year in New York alleging that Nexstar had conspired with two other companies to illegally raise retransmission consent fees charged to pay-TV operators.

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Twenty-seven stations owned by Mission and White Knight have been unavailable for DirecTV customers since October 2022 after they failed to agree on retransmission fees.

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Nexstar is expected to renegotiate its retransmission agreements with DirecTV, which is 70% owned by AT&T, possibly by later this year.

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Pay-TV providers pay retransmission fees to station owners to broadcast their content.

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