Top Stories - June 30, 2016
Moodys: To Beat OTT, Nets Must Abandon Linear Model
As over-the-top and subscription video on demand services like Netflix and Hulu continue to gain traction in the content business, networks must abandon the traditional linear TV model and migrate to an on-demand environment, according to a new report by Moodys Investors Service.  more
WHY THIS MATTERS: Moodys said the shift won't be easy, requiring that content providers unite to beat back the rivals they helped create by licensing their shows.

Kagan: Retrans Fees to Reach $11.6B by 2022
Retransmission-consent fees could nearly double in the next five years to $11.6 billion, as broadcasters are pressured to give back larger and larger pieces of their distribution haul to their affiliated networks, according to SNL Kagan. more
WHY THIS MATTERS: Kagan said that while TV station owners have been able to secure higher fees in recent negotiations with distributors, margins have shrunk as network programming expenses have risen.

NCTA: FCC's Biz-Services Regs Must Focus on Market Power
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association says its members have risked billions of dollars to get into the business data services market a market the FCC has said is key to the rollout of 5G and their reward from the agency is the potential of rate regulations and unbundling that will hurt their chances of reaping any gains from that investment. more
WHY THIS MATTERS: In its comments on the FCC's proposal to institute a technology-neutral business data services framework which means regulating competitors and new entrants, as well as incumbents, based on an as-yet undefined definition of market competitiveness the NCTA said the proposal threatens the key goal of fostering facilities-based competition.

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