On Saturday, a day full of exciting NCAA collegiate football games, and ahead of Monday Night Football season opener on September 9, the DirecTV legal team and its PR machine were in full tilt as the direct broadcast satellite company submitted a “Good Faith Negotiation Complaint” with the FCC in response to its inability to reach a new carriage agreement with The Walt Disney Co.
Now, in a rare move, a Republican Commissioner has issued a statement on “the media marketplace” that directly shows his cards on where he stands on the bitter dispute between station owner and MVPD.