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FCC Commissioner Simington: FCC's “Uneven Hand” in Media Regulation Harms Consumers

By George Winslow published

Regulatory & Standards Simington said current rules harm consumers and urged the FCC to “balance the scale” between the way streaming and traditional pay TV services are treated

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FCC Regulatory Fees for Broadcasters to Drop Once Again in FY 2024

By George Winslow published

FCC order reduces regulatory fees for the second year in a row for TV and radio; pay TV operators get a rate hike

Regulatory and Standards
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FCC Chair Rosenworcel Calls on FCC to Improve Customer Service in Communications Industry

By George Winslow published

The proposed Notice of Inquiry would seek comment on ways to help consumers’ customer service experience with phone, cable and broadband providers

Regulatory and Standards
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Survey: U.S. Consumers Are More Likely to Watch FAST Channels than Pay TV Services

By George Winslow published

New Parks Associates and JW Player survey finds that 50% use FAST, 33% pay TV and only 14% watch over-the-air broadcast

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Rogers Inks Agreement to Deploy Comcast’s Products and Technologies

By George Winslow published

The 10 year agreement will see Rogers roll out a new streaming device powered by Comcast's Entertainment OS and 10G broadband technologies in Canada

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Parks: Nearly Half of Pay-TV Subscribers Want to Use Their TVs for Smart Home Control and Security

By Tom Butts published

Feature second only to having the ability to stream content from an online video service via a pay-TV service

Research
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Pay-TV Continues its Downward Slide Across All Demographics

By Tom Butts published

Percentage of subscribers has fallen 14% in the past five years

FCC

FCC Wants to Make Pay-TV Bills More Transparent

By Tom Butts published

Commission seeks public comment on "All-In" pricing for cable and satellite TV

Regulatory and Standards
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Hub Survey: Traditional Live TV Not Dead Yet

By Tom Butts published

The percentage of viewers watching live TV from a traditional MVPD service has jumped 6 points in 2022

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How Branded Smart TVs Can Put Pay-TV Operators Back in the Driver’s Seat

By Marco Frattolin published

Operator-branded TVs give pay-TV services more prominence than an app and more control than a Privileged OpApp.

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