Lawmakers Urge Streamers to Add C-SPAN
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Mike Flood, R.-Neb., want C-SPAN added to the YouTube, Hulu and FuboTV virtual multichannel video programming distribution platform channel lineups. In a letter Wednesday to the CEOs of the streamers, the lawmakers urged the…
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addition of C-SPAN so that its non-partisan coverage of Congress and the White House will remain accessible in a cord-cutting era. They said the per-subscriber cost of C-SPAN is a "relative pittance" compared to what Fox News or CNN cost, while its programming "is irreplaceable." "While carrying C-SPAN may not dramatically grow your companies’ subscriber numbers, it will provide your current subscribers an essential resource for understanding what their government is doing," the two said. Retired C-SPAN co-CEO Susan Swain applauded the Wyden/Flood letter in a post on X.