VMVPDs

Broadcasters and the NAB have long-pushed the agency to change the rules over how retransmission consent negotiations are conducted with streamers like YouTube TV

In a meeting with staff regarding broadcast sports, Gray highlighted the importance of DRM in 3.0 broadcasts and the need to change rules governing vMVPD retrans negotiations

REGULATORY AND STANDARDS “This loophole allows a handful of powerful players to grow larger and more monopolistic,” the FCC commissioner wrote in an op-ed

Says FCC should put a cap on ‘reverse retransmission fees’ and move ‘to hit fake news where it hurts most: financially’

Advertising Four segments would cover pay TV while two additional categories would separately measure over-the-air, digital

Launch adds a package of 70-plus channels to set maker’s smart TVs

NAB’s Curtis LeGeyt and Rick Kaplan pushed for reclassification of YouTube TV and other vMVPDs as pay TV operators during a meeting with Commissioner Anna Gomez and staff

Streaming pay TV operators like YouTube TV and Fubo see a 77% spike in signups during NFL seasons

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

Over 4 in 10 (42%) have access to at least one Black-targeted SVOD and are heavy users of FAST channels