I hope that's going to be the case, but I'm looking at what's happening in the U.S. with their retransmission battles between the cable giants and the television industry. There was an article just this past week saying that retransmission consent puts them at a competitive disadvantage--that's in the Multichannel News. It says that the meteoric rise in retransmission costs leaves small operations at a competitive disadvantage. The smaller players can't compete when these fees are being negotiated by the giant BDUs and the giant broadcasters. It's all well and good to say come back with a plan, but there are some very small players in this market that have to have their place as well. I don't see the backroom negotiations between the big players being able to ensure the small broadcasters and the small players are given a fair seat at the table.
On May 25th, 2009. See this statement in context.