Cable OVD Operations Shouldn't Labor Under Cable Rules, Cablevision Says
Online video services run by cable operators shouldn't labor under the same regulations cable businesses do, Cablevision said in an ex parte filing posted Thursday in docket 14-261. Cablevision representatives met with FCC representatives about the agency's proposed re-interpretation of…
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the definition of a multichannel video programming distributor to include some types of online video delivery. If the FCC does that, Cablevision said, "it should ensure that potential competitors in the online video marketplace are able to enter the market and compete on fair terms." Cablevision also asked for clarification of broadcasters' responsibilities to negotiate retransmission consent in good faith, referring to ongoing open proceedings on good-faith negotiations in docket 10-71. Meeting attendees included Cablevision lawyers and executives and front-office and other Media Bureau officials.