DirecTV, Dish Network Say They Never Owed Missouri Video Fees

An amendment clarifying that satellite television and streaming companies are exempt from video service provider fees doesn’t imply that the original law means DirecTV LLC and Dish Network Corp. owe fees for previous years, the companies told a Missouri state court.

The Video Service Providers Act’s amendment clarifies that satellite TV and streaming companies were never obligated to pay the fees to municipalities, contrary to the city of Creve Coeur’s faulty argument that the amendment creates a new exemption moving forward, the companies said. Numerous court decisions held that amendments clarifying the scope of a law don’t suggest that the ...