In Television in the United States: The Prime Time Access Rule and fin-syn
The Financial Interest and Syndication Rules (popularly known as “fin-syn”) were created at the same time as the Prime Time Access Rule. These forbade networks to retain any financial interest, including that derived from syndication rights, in any programs that they did not own entirely, which…
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…and the repeal of the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules in 1993 set the stage for other production companies to enter the market. Since their inception in 1971, the fin-syn rules had substantially limited the amount of programming that networks could produce or own and therefore sell to local stations…
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In Television in the United States: The Prime Time Access Rule and fin-synThe Financial Interest and Syndication Rules (popularly known as “fin-syn”) were created at the same time as the Prime Time Access Rule. These forbade networks to retain any financial interest, including that derived from syndication rights, in any programs that they did not own entirely, which…
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In Television in the United States: The 1990s: the loss of shared experience…and the repeal of the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules in 1993 set the stage for other production companies to enter the market. Since their inception in 1971, the fin-syn rules had substantially limited the amount of programming that networks could produce or own and therefore sell to local stations…
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