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LeGeyt: NAB Wants FCC to Look at Regulating Streaming Video (Next TV)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 11/09/2022 - 17:29Connected TV Advertising's Big Secret: Two Can Be a Crowd (Next TV)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 12:26Dish and DirecTV Have a Window to Finally Merge After Next Week’s Midterm Elections (Next TV)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 11/03/2022 - 11:05Aluma: percentage of broadband homes with a connected TV is approaching 90% (Next TV)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 10/26/2022 - 16:17Big Tech Seeks Supreme Court Review of Online 'Must-Carry' Law
Computer companies and edge providers are asking the US Supreme Court to weigh in on the issue of whether state governments can impose what the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) is branding "must-carry" for online platforms and a "road map" for those wishing to fill the internet with offensive content edge providers would have to carry. Cable operators have long been subject to must-carry rules governing carriage of broadcast stations, carriage those operators have also argued is compelled speech that violates the First Amendment.
Fading Away: A Third of Non-Subscribers Have Never Even Had Pay TV (Next TV)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 12:59Comcast Will Double Network Energy Efficiency by 2030 as Part of Green Internet Effort (Next TV)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 09/20/2022 - 10:48Hurricane Fiona Knocks Out Cable, Wireline Service to 1 Million-Plus Subs (Next TV)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 09/20/2022 - 10:46Fixed Wireless Is Having Its Day, But Fiber Is the Real Competition
Comcast Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer Jason Armstrong said the biggest threat to the cable business is coming from fiber, not just from fixed wireless access (FWA). While there have been several factors attributed to the accelerated slowdown in cable broadband growth -- sluggish new home formation, minimal housing moves, and the transition to a new federally subsidized program for low-income families -- competition from both fixed wireless and, especially, fiber-based broadband providers have emerged as significant players.