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Read this: ITV chief: Force BSkyB and Virgin Media to pay retransmission fees | Media | theguardian.com
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Summary: The impact of this wholly outdated regime is that UK public service broadcasters are forced to subsidise major pay-TV platforms. ITV points out that last year US free-to-air broadcasters received about 3.3bn 2bn in retransmission payments from cable operators. Last year culture minister Ed Vaizey called on BSkyB to scrap its charges, or possibly face regulation. - theguardian.com
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