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September 23, 2008
With dollars at stake and the value of video programming under the microscope as the DTV transition unfolds, negotiations over carriage and programming have never been so uncertain and so critical. As the FCC's October 1, 2008 must carry/retransmission consent election deadline looms, broadcasters' carriage negotiations with cable and satellite operators are heating up like never before. At stake: the availability of local broadcast signals to the nation's cable and satellite subscribers, as well as millions of dollars in fees and ad revenues. Program access regulations, program bundling/tying arrangements, and carriage negotiations for local television stations will also have a major impact on the available programming capacity of cable and satellite systems. The webinar will feature industry representatives from the cable, satellite, and broadcasting sectors who will sound off on hot-button carriage issues, including: What Was Covered:
About the Speakers: Robert Rini, Partner, Rini & Coran - Robert J. Rini's practice focuses on the representation of broadcast, fixed and mobile wireless broadband, new media and telecommunications interests before the FCC, Congress, courts and other federal and state administrative agencies. He has broad experience in general corporate, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and corporate finance, regulatory, legislative, trademark and copyright law. Mr. Rini is a frequent speaker at telecommunications and Internet conferences and seminars.Mark Fratrik, Vice President, BIA Financial Network, Inc. - A Vice President of BIA Financial Network, Mark Fratrick supervises the maintenance of the company’s databases and conducts primary research and analysis on matters affecting the broadcast and communications industries. Prior to joining BIAfn, Mark was with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) for nearly 16 years as Vice President/Economist, and worked in the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics. Mark currently serves as an adjunct professor of economics at John Hopkins University. Matt Polka, President and CEO, American Cable Association - Matt Polka is the President and CEO of the American Cable Association, a trade association representing 1,100 small and medium-sized cable companies serving 7.5 million subscribers in smaller and rural markets in all 50 states. Robin Flynn, Senior Analyst, Cable TV and Broadcast Division, SNL Kagan - Robin Flynn manages SNL Kagan’s Cable TV and Broadcast divisions. She has been analyzing and valuing companies and assets in the multichannel and radio/TV station fields for 19 years, since joining SNL Kagan in 1988. Robin’s team of analysts and researchers monitor the cable television, broadcast television, radio and satellite sectors, and with her guidance produce a number of SNL Kagan newsletters, reports, and books. She is called upon regularly to provide independent fair-market-value appraisals, is frequently quoted in national, business, and industry press, and appears regularly as a panelist and speaker at leading industry conferences. Todd Stansbury, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP - Todd Stansbury has extensive experience representing media companies, satellite providers, programmers, investors, financial institutions and television and radio group owners in a wide variety of regulatory, corporate and transactional matters before the Federal Communications Commission. His practice includes advising clients on broadcast station carriage rules and transactions, including must carry, retransmission consent, carriage of multicast services and market modification proceedings. LOOK WHO'S COMING: The following industry organizations have already made plans to attend. Shouldn't you join them? Purchase Options
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