Silicon Valley will be concerned to hear that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering regulating online video services, like it does with cable companies.
The FCC is expected to vote on the proposal in October in a move that would bring streaming video firms such as Amazon, Apple and Google under the same regulations as cable and satellite TV firms.
According to FCC chairman Tom Wheeler, the changes are designed to help online video providers become stronger competitors to cable and satellite firms by making it easier to obtain valuable TV programming for the Web.
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Source: The Drum
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