Sook, LaPlatney, McDowell Visit All FCC Commissioners to Talk Network Affiliates
Nexstar CEO Perry Sook, Gray Television co-CEO Pat LaPlatney, E. W. Scripps President Local Media Brian Lawlor, and Gray Television Senior Vice President Sandy Breland met separately with all five FCC Commissioners and their aides over two days last week…
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about video competition, said a brief ex parte filing posted Friday in docket 18-122. The executives were acting as representatives of the Fox, ABC, NBC and CBS network affiliate groups, and were accompanied by former FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell -- now a partner at Cooley -- who was on the FCC with both FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel. “The affiliates outlined the competitive overview of the current video marketplace, the role of the FCC and DOJ in fostering more competitive and less regulation,” the filing said. The broadcasters also “raised the issue” of protecting broadcast use of the C band and suggested “several areas of possible improvement” in repacking reimbursement. MVPDs and the programming distribution market were also discussed.