AT&T/TW Decision Seen as Another Nail in 'Must-Have Programming' Idea Coffin
While not dead, the theory of must-have video programming isn't doing so well before judges or the FCC, video lawyer Paul Feldman of Fletcher Heald blogged Thursday, citing the U.S. District Court rejecting DOJ's attempt to block AT&T buying Time…
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Warner (see 1806120060). The must-have programming notion was central to DOJ's case and the court's decision "may be the final blow" to a theory that already was dying from recent changes in the video market such as online distribution of diverse and smaller programming packages, he wrote. He said the FCC also has shown itself unlikely to inject itself into the issue of programmer/distributor negotiations. AT&T said Thursday it had closed on its TW purchase (see personals section of this publication).