Scott Flick Comments on New Broadcast Industry Coalition, TVfreedom.org

Scott Flick, a communications partner in Pillsbury’s Washington D.C. office, argued that having a coalition is important to providing a more balanced debate and a counterbalance to multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs).

“There’s been an immense focus from the MVPD side complaining about the retransmission system and trying to make a major ruckus every time there is a dispute that involves a broadcaster,” he said. “The problem is that if something gets repeated enough, people start to think maybe it’s true. MVPDs have been sounding the trumpet non-stop.”