Broadcasters to Boost Retrans Fees to $3.6 Billion by 2017

12:33 PM PDT 5/25/2011 by Georg Szalai

SNL Kagan predicts that retransmission consent fees will rise 28 percent to $1.46 billion this year.

NEW YORK - Despite an expected decline in pay TV subscribers, higher monthly fees charged by broadcasters to TV distributors will boost industry-wide retransmission consent fee revenue to more than $3.6 billion over the next six years, SNL Kagan projected Wednesday.