The Communicators
Communicators Discussion on Set-Top Boxes
2016-04-16T18:29:22-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNDM3XC8yMDE2MDQxNjE4MzY0NjAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Mark Cooper and George Ford participated in a roundtable discussion on the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) proposal to open the set-top box market to competition by allowing consumers to buy their own set-top boxes or apps to serve as video navigation devices instead of renting boxes from their cable providers. The FCC passed the proposal in a 3-2 vote in February 2016. Cable companies strongly opposed the proposal. The discussion looked at the policy implications, economic ramifications, and legal questions involved. The guests argued that the changes would affect the cable industry’s revenue stream, create potential opportunities for Google and others to monetize video that consumers watch, and could affect copyrighted material.
Mark Cooper and George Ford participated in a roundtable discussion on the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) proposal to open the set…
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Mark Cooper and George Ford participated in a roundtable discussion on the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) proposal to open the set-top box market to competition by allowing consumers to buy their own set-top boxes or apps to serve as video navigation devices instead of renting boxes from their cable providers. The FCC passed the proposal in a 3-2 vote in February 2016. Cable companies strongly opposed the proposal. The discussion looked at the policy implications, economic ramifications, and legal questions involved. The guests argued that the changes would affect the cable industry’s revenue stream, create potential opportunities for Google and others to monetize video that consumers watch, and could affect copyrighted material. close
Mark Cooper and George Ford participated in a roundtable discussion on the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) proposal to open the set… read more
Mark Cooper and George Ford participated in a roundtable discussion on the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) proposal to open the set-top box market to competition by allowing consumers to buy their own set-top boxes or apps to serve as video navigation devices instead of renting boxes from their cable providers. The FCC passed the proposal in a 3-2 vote in February 2016. Cable companies strongly opposed the proposal. The discussion looked at the policy implications, economic ramifications, and legal questions involved. The guests argued that the changes would affect the cable industry’s revenue stream, create potential opportunities for Google and others to monetize video that consumers watch, and could affect copyrighted material. close
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