According to the latest research from SNL Kagan, TV station groups with network O&Os or affiliates are averaging more than $1 per pay-TV subscriber per month in retransmission consent fees. Sinclair, for instance, is getting $1.39; Tegna (formerly Gannett), $1.30; and CBS, $1.22.But those fees could go much higher, said a couple of speakers at the SNL Kagan TV and Radio Finance Summit Thursday in New York. Randy Bongarten, CEO of Bonten Media Group, said he sees a day in the not-too-distant future when cable and satellite broadcasters pay “$4, $5, $6” for the privilege of carrying broadcast signals.
Source: Nowhere To Go But Up For Retrans Fees | TVNewsCheck.com