Most Movie Firms Avoid 'Network Neutrality' Fight

MOST MOVIE FIRMS AVOID 'NETWORK NEUTRALITY' FIGHT
[SOURCE: Technology Daily, AUTHOR: Drew Clark]
Many Internet watchers predict that decisions about "network neutrality" will directly impact the future of video distribution. But Hollywood and independent film studios are largely absent from the now-simmering debate. Warner Brothers has good reason for its silence: It is owned by Time Warner, which is also the nation's second-largest cable operator. Disney has said it does not favor legislation requiring net neutrality. Studios have an increasing stake in the future of the cable industry: Paramount, which is owned by Viacom and its MTV Networks; Universal, which is owned by NBC Universal and its channels; and News Corp.'s Fox studio and channels. News Corp. also has a controlling stake in the DirecTV satellite company. Sony Pictures is an exception. Its corporate sibling, Sony Electronics, last week endorsed network neutrality, as has the broader electronics industry and many computer industry players.
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* Battle over Internet fees unsettled
[SOURCE: MarketWatch, AUTHOR: Jeffry Bartash]
Big phone companies appear to have blunted efforts in Congress to enshrine controversial "Net neutrality" principles into law, at least for now, but the issue is unlikely to go away.
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