News Releases
Broadcasters Praised On House Floor
Broadcasting & Cable, 2/27/2015
Congress Blog: Local broadcast TV’s integral role in American culture
The Hill, 2/24/2015
DirecTV Q4 sub growth spikes to 149K thanks to Dish programmer fights
Fierce Cable, 2/19/2015
Millennials Are Abandoning Their TV Sets Faster Than Ever
Time Magazine, 2/18/2015
TabletTV Joins TVFreedom
Broadcasting & Cable, 1/27/2015
Cable's Basic Tier is a Viable Option for Us Consumers, 02/11/15
Washington D.C. Senior Enjoy Free Broadcast TV For Christmas, 12/18/14
Power and Reach of Free, Local Broadcast TV A Big Hit with DC-Area Residents, 11/24/14
Sen. McCaskill calls for consumer protections from abusive pay-TV billing, 9/18/14
TVfreedom.org Responds To Passage of Satellite Television Bill By U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, 9/17/14
TVfreedom.org Statement on Removal of 'Local Choice' From Satellite Television Access and Viewers Rights Act, 9/10/14
TVfreedom.org Members Voice Strong Opposition To Senate Commerce Committee Video Bill, 9/9/14
TVfreedom.org Issues Statement On The DirecTV/Raycom Media Retransmission Consent Agreement, 9/7/14
TVfreedom.org Issues Statement In Opposition to STAVRA Legislation, 9/5/14
TVfreedom.org To The American Cable Association: Which Is It? Is ACA Against Full A La Carte, Or For It?, 9/5/14
TVfreedom.org Comes Out In Opposition to Sen. Rockefeller/Thune Proposal, 8/11/14
TVfreedom.org Calls On Congress To Pass The Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act To Support Public Access Television, 7/15/14
TVfreedom.org Supports House Judiciary Committee STELA Legilsation, 7/10/14
TVfreedom.org Shares 2014 Data with U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill on Pay-TV/Internet Service Failures Across America, 7/9/14
American Community Television Joins TVFreedom.org, 7/8/14
TVfreedom.org Sends Letter to Senate in Support of STELA Reauthorization, 6/26/14
TVfreedom.org Supports STELA Reauthorization Legislation , 6/10/14
Coalition Calls on Congress to Investigate Pay-TV Billing and Business Practices Hurting Consumers, 6/10/14
TVfreedom.org to Consumer Groups: Join Us in Fighting Abusive Pay-TV Practices, 4/30/14
TVfreedom.org Applauds U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill for Standing Up for America's Consumers, 4/2/14
Pay-TV Push to Eliminate 'Lifeline Basic Tier' Option for Consumers a 'Greed-Driven Demand', 4/1/14
TVfreedom.org Releases New Video Exposing the Greed of Pay-TV Operators: "Someone's Not Being Honest, They're Trying to Cheat You", 3/31/14
TVfreedom.org Calls on Congress, Federal Regulators to Investigate Pay-TV's Spurious Claims of Cost-Savings Passed On to Consumers, 3/27/14
TVfreedom.org Statement on Today's Bi-partisan Approval of STELA Legislation by the House Subcommittee on Communications & Technology, 3/25/14
TVfreedom.org Statement on Proposed STELA Reauthorization Legislation, 2/28/14
Strong Latino, Consumer Voices Join TVfreedom.org, 2/10/14
New TVfreedom.org Coalition Launches to Protect Consumer Interest, Promote the Value of Broadcast-TV Programming, and Preserve a Fair and Free Video Marketplace, 2/3/14
News About the Video Marketplace
Guest Blog: Local TV Broadcasting: Lifeblood of U.S. Communications EcosystemBroadcasting and Cable, 1/20/2015
Sources: Local Choice Expected to Be Pulled from STAVRA
Broadcasting & Cable, 9/9/2014
Nothing more than a ‘choice’ deal for pay-TV
The Hill, 9/9/2014
Local Choice Retrans: Look Before You Leap
TVNewsCheck, 8/13/2014
Networks Reject 'à la carte' TV
The Hill, 8/11/2014
Does the FCC Chairman Value Local Broadcast TV?
Broadcasting & Cable, 7/30/2014
TVFreedom Pushes for PEG Bill
Broadcasting & Cable, 7/15/2014
Comcast Opposes Hill Action on Retrans Changes
Broadcasting & Cable, 7/15/2014
How pay-TV industry fails to connect with customers
The Hill, 7/14/2014
Retrans Language Absent From Satellite Bill
TVNewsCheck, 7/10/2014
CEA: Retrans Reforms Should Be In Satellite Bill
Broadcasting & Cable, 7/10/2014
ACT Takes Stand for TVFreedom
Broadcasting & Cable, 7/8/2014
TVFreedom Praises Clean STARA
Broadcasting & Cable, 6/26/2014
McCaskill Launches Cable Bill Beef Site
Broadcasting & Cable, 6/25/2014
Is the Sky Falling on the Retransmission Consent System?
Broadcasting & Cable, 6/18/2014
The Rising Revolution Against Pay-TV
Roll Call, 6/12/2014
Media groups call for crackdown on cable, satellite TV prices
The Hill, 6/10/2014
Senate Judiciary Issues STELA Bill
Broadcasting & Cable, 6/10/2014
Broadcasters Push Congress To Investigate Pay-TV Prices
Broadcasting & Cable, 6/10/2014
Local TV Broadcasters Deliver Front-Line Reporting in Emergencies
Broadcasting & Cable, 6/10/2014
Senate should ignore pay-TV’s STELA add-ons
The Hill, 6/5/2014
Congressional calendar winding down on STELA
The Hill, 6/4/2014
FCC Commissioner Visits SF Businesses
Keloland.com, 5/30/2014
Shocker: Cable TV prices went up four times the rate of inflation
Arstechnica, 5/16/2014
Cut Your Cable Costs With a Basic Cable TV Package
Consumer Reports, 5/14/2014
The Future of Pay-TV: Squeezing More Cash From Fewer Customers
BusinessWeek.com, 5/13/2014
Pay TV: You’re Not Watching More Channels, But You’re Definitely Paying for Them
Time.com, 5/6/2014
At Cable Convention, an Industry Tries to Face Up to Its Tarnished Reputation
New York Times, 5/4/2014
Trapped Into Paying Extra for Cable TV Sports
Los Angeles Times, 5/1/2014
Broadcasters Hunt for Allies in Fight Against Cable Companies
The Hill, 5/1/2014
TVfreedom.org: Keep Lifeline Basic Tier
TV Broadcast Report, 4/1/2014
Senate Commerce Takes ON STELA
Multichannel News, 4/1/14
TVFreedom Takes On NCTC
Broadcasting & Cable, 3/27/14
Broadcasters: End the March Toward Retrans Reform Madness
Broadcasting & Cable, 3/26/14
Pay TV’s mission is to kill free broadcast TV
The Hill, 3/11/14
FCC chief targets broadcasters to end TV blackouts, helps cable industry friends
Watchdog.org, 3/10/14
Sources: Must-Buy Tier Language Dropped From STELA Proposal
Broadcasting & Cable, 3/5/14
Broadcasters to Fight STELA Retrans Threat
TVNewsCheck.com, 3/3/2014
'Video Choice Act' is a bad deal for everybody making, selling, watching TV content
Washington Examiner, 3/3/2014
Broadcasters Howl Over Proposed Changes to Carriage Rules
Adweek.com, 2/28/2014
Broadcasters Launch Group to 'Tell the Truth' About Cable, Satellite Operators
Variety, 2/4/2014
Congress shouldn't carry water for pay-TV
TheHill.com, 2/4/2014
Nets, Stations Push Back on Retrans Via TVfreedom.org
Multichannel.com, 2/3/2014
Broadcasters Form Retrans Messenger
TVTechnology.com, 2/3/2014
Stations, Nets Unite to Battle Retrans Foes
TVNewsCheck.com, 2/3/2014
Local TV audiences bounce back
Pew Research Center, 1/28/2014
McCain pushes anti-blackout legislation
Fierce Cable, 1/7/2014
Proposals Seek to End TV and Online Blackouts that Result from Retransmission Disputes
Streaming Media, 12/16/2013
Rep. Walden: Not So Fast On Retrans Reform
TV NewsCheck, 12/4/2013
Should the government try to ‘fix’ retransmission consent?
The Hill, 11/22/2013
Retransmission Fees And The Coming Media War
Seeking Alpha, 11/19/2013
How Americans Get Their TV at Home
Pew Research, 10/11/2013