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Local TV: Retransmission fee revenue projections (2016)

 

Year Revenue
2006 $200,000,000
2007 $300,000,000
2008 $500,000,000
2009 $800,000,000
2010 $1,200,000,000
2011 $1,800,000,000
2012 $2,400,000,000
2013 $3,600,000,000
2014 $4,900,000,000
2015 $6,300,000,000
2016* $7,200,000,000
2017* $8,000,000,000
2018* $8,700,000,000
2019* $9,300,000,000
2020* $9,800,000,000
2021* $10,300,000,000

* These are projections. Note: Broadcast retransmission fees include O&O, affiliate station and reverse retransmissions. Last updated June 2015. Source: SNL Kagan estimates. “State of the News Media 2016”

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