When it comes to the “State of Competition in the Communications Marketplace,” the role of the “Big Four” television network has become murkier than ever in the streaming era. Can’t get access to an CBS or NBC affiliate? There’s Paramount+ or Peacock. That reality, along with retransmission consent fees that for vMVPDs are controlled by the networks, has increased friction between the “Big Four” and upward of 700 stations.
Just how much tension exists was presented in a 28-page ex parte filing with the Commission.
