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Thursday, February 18 • 11:30am - 11:45am
Blackouts in Retransmission Consent Negotiations: Empirical Analysis of Factors Predicting Their Frequency and Duration

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Abstract:
This paper examines the factors predicting the frequency and duration of local broadcast television blackouts by Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPDs), as a consequence of breakdowns in retransmission consent negotiations. Using a database of 372 retransmission agreements executed between 2011-2018, the paper uses a binomial logistic regression to identify the factors predicting blackouts, and ordinary least squares (OLS) regression for the duration. It finds the broadcasters’ network affiliations, the number of cable subscribers affected by a retransmission agreement, and a time trend to be the most significant predictors.
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James E. Prieger

Professor, Pepperdine University
My TPRC-relevant research interests include anything related to broadband, particularly its connections to entrepreneurship and the digital divide for rural areas and minorities. And just for fun, ask me about my (unrelated) work on illicit cigarette markets.

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Eun-A Park

Western State Colorado University
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Rob Frieden

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University
Rob Frieden serves as an educator, researcher, grant seeker and consultant in the law, regulation, and business of broadband networks, cybersecurity, electronic commerce, intellectual property, the Internet of Things, privacy, regulatory reform, satellites, and spectrum management. He... Read More →
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Krishna Jayakar

Penn State University

Thursday February 18, 2021 11:30am - 11:45am EST
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