The cable industry is leveling both barrels at FCC-proposed set-top box rules. The American Cable Association and NCTA said they likely would pursue legal redress in response to agency implementation. "I've seen very few things I'm this confident contravene the express wishes of Congress," NCTA CEO Michael Powell said Thursday in a call with media.
The cable industry is leveling both barrels at FCC-proposed set-top box rules. The American Cable Association and NCTA said they likely would pursue legal redress in response to agency implementation. "I've seen very few things I'm this confident contravene the express wishes of Congress," NCTA CEO Michael Powell said Thursday in a call with media.
The cable industry is leveling both barrels at FCC-proposed set-top box rules. The American Cable Association and NCTA said they likely would pursue legal redress in response to agency implementation. "I've seen very few things I'm this confident contravene the express wishes of Congress," NCTA CEO Michael Powell said Thursday in a call with media.
A point of agreement between independent and diverse programmers and major content companies was that many parties in the FCC indie programming notice of inquiry have cited practices like bundling as inimical to a fair and competitive market. Otherwise, the programmers and content companies diverge sharply, with CBS, Time Warner, 21st Century Fox, Viacom and Walt Disney calling such arguments "a rehash," while a number of indie programmers and allies said it was clear those programmers face an uphill struggle getting onto multichannel video programming distributors' channels. "There is widespread agreement that independent programmers face significant obstacles in reaching consumers," RFD-TV said in a filing posted Wednesday in docket 16-41.
A point of agreement between independent and diverse programmers and major content companies was that many parties in the FCC indie programming notice of inquiry have cited practices like bundling as inimical to a fair and competitive market. Otherwise, the programmers and content companies diverge sharply, with CBS, Time Warner, 21st Century Fox, Viacom and Walt Disney calling such arguments "a rehash," while a number of indie programmers and allies said it was clear those programmers face an uphill struggle getting onto multichannel video programming distributors' channels. "There is widespread agreement that independent programmers face significant obstacles in reaching consumers," RFD-TV said in a filing posted Wednesday in docket 16-41.
While Stream TV -- Dish Network's foray into over-the-top video service -- was first in the pay-TV universe to look at market segmentation as a business model, Dish's interests longer term lie in being "a connectivity company ... through satellite or wireless," CEO Charlie Ergen said Wednesday during the company's Q1 earnings call. Executives were largely mum about the company's spectrum strategy, citing the quiet period of the upcoming incentive auction, including whether it plans to take part in the auction. But, Ergen said, "We think we're positioned to participate in all kinds of connectivity -- cars are just one of them." He said the company sees connectivity revenue opportunities in IoT.
Comcast's announced plans to expand its TV Everywhere offerings had numerous critics of the FCC set-top box proposal pointing to those plans Wednesday as proof the agency is headed in the wrong regulatory direction. The FCC is "rushing forward with a regulatory proceeding that will upset a marketplace that is undergoing such a dramatic transformation and achieving the goals that it seeks [and] should study these developments and reconsider the path it appears to be on," NCTA said in a statement.
While Stream TV -- Dish Network's foray into over-the-top video service -- was first in the pay-TV universe to look at market segmentation as a business model, Dish's interests longer term lie in being "a connectivity company ... through satellite or wireless," CEO Charlie Ergen said Wednesday during the company's Q1 earnings call. Executives were largely mum about the company's spectrum strategy, citing the quiet period of the upcoming incentive auction, including whether it plans to take part in the auction. But, Ergen said, "We think we're positioned to participate in all kinds of connectivity -- cars are just one of them." He said the company sees connectivity revenue opportunities in IoT.
While Stream TV -- Dish Network's foray into over-the-top video service -- was first in the pay-TV universe to look at market segmentation as a business model, Dish's interests longer term lie in being "a connectivity company ... through satellite or wireless," CEO Charlie Ergen said Wednesday during the company's Q1 earnings call. Executives were largely mum about the company's spectrum strategy, citing the quiet period of the upcoming incentive auction, including whether it plans to take part in the auction. But, Ergen said, "We think we're positioned to participate in all kinds of connectivity -- cars are just one of them." He said the company sees connectivity revenue opportunities in IoT.
Comcast's announced plans to expand its TV Everywhere offerings had numerous critics of the FCC set-top box proposal pointing to those plans Wednesday as proof the agency is headed in the wrong regulatory direction. The FCC is "rushing forward with a regulatory proceeding that will upset a marketplace that is undergoing such a dramatic transformation and achieving the goals that it seeks [and] should study these developments and reconsider the path it appears to be on," NCTA said in a statement.