antisiphoningとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

antisiphoning (not comparable)

1. Preventing pay TV broadcasters from buying monopoly rights to televise important and culturally significant events before free-to-air television has a chance to bid on them.
   • United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (page 83)

     [W]ould it be your view that the antisiphoning regulation enunciated by the Commission 2 years ago, should be strengthened to prevent any sliding over into pay cable?