Disney Supports Bundling in FCC Filing

DISNEY SUPPORTS BUNDLING IN FCC FILING
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Disney, with its ESPN becoming something of a poster channel for those criticizing the pricing of must-have programming and its bundling with other channels, told the Federal Communications Commission that it has no jurisdiction to prevent such bundling. In comments to the FCC -- which, in September, opened an inquiry into whether it should step in and regulate bundled-programming arrangements -- Disney said the commission has no express authority from Congress to do so. And even if the FCC could prevent them, the company added, it shouldn't, since they are in the public interest, reducing costs to consumers as do other bundling arrangements -- such as the triple play of voice, video and data -- the FCC has found to be pro-consumer.
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