CPE Used to Access Application-based Services

CPE Used to Access Application-based Services

184. 
     CPE used to access applications typically fall into one of two categories: (1) smart TVs that can access streaming services and streaming devices that turn any display into a “smart TV,”⁶⁴³ and (2) mobile devices. OVD services tend to be available on both categories of devices. MVPDs typically make applications available on mobile devices only,⁶⁴⁴ but some MVPDs have recently introduced apps and others claim to be on the verge of introducing apps that consumers can use to watch MVPD video programming on TV sets without leasing a set-top box.⁶⁴⁵ In addition, most of the most popular pay-TV networks have stand-alone apps that are available on smart TVs and TV streaming devices, and that MVPD subscribers can access via login credentials that they receive from their MVPD.⁶⁴⁶ Several commenters highlight that there are over 460 million IP-enabled consumer-owned devices that support apps,⁶⁴⁷ and the Free State Foundation reports that on average, “U.S. households with broadband connections used 7.3 Internet-connected devices for video in 2014.”⁶⁴⁸
     
185. 
     Non-TV Devices as a Replacement for TV Sets. New England Sports Network (NESN) asserts that “in many settings, non-television platforms now constitute a substitute or replacement for regular TV sets,” even if those “platforms do not currently constitute a full and complete replacement for television viewing — in that the emergence of non-television platforms will not soon cause consumers to stop watching regular TV sets altogether.”⁶⁴⁹ A survey conducted by Adobe provided results consistent with NESN’s assessment that consumers are using mobile devices, PCs, and other non-TV devices to watch video programming, and that consumers use those devices to view programming in lieu of a television set.⁶⁵⁰
     

5. procedural Matters

186. 
     This 18^th Report is issued pursuant to authority contained in Sections 4(i), 4(j), 403, and 628(g) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), 403, and 548(g), and Sections 0.61 and 0.283 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR §§ 0.61, 0.283.
     
187. 
     It is ORDERED that the Office of Legislative Affairs shall send copies of the 18^th Report to the appropriate committees and subcommittees of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
     
188. 
     It is FURTHER ORDERED that the proceeding in MB Docket No. 16-247 IS TERMINATED.
     

William T. Lake

Chief, Media Bureau

APPENDIX A

List of Commenters
Comments
AT&T

Consumers Electronic Association (CEA)

Elbert Davis

ITTA- The Voice of Mid-sized Communications Companies (ITTA)

National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)

National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA)

NTCA- The Rural Broadband Association (NTCA)

The Free State Foundation (Free State)

INCOMPAS

New England Sports Network (NESN)

Verizon

APPENDIX B


National Video Programming Services

Table B-1

National Video Programming Services Affiliated with One or More MVPDs

Network Owner	Networks Wholly Owned or Owned in Part
AMC Networks Inc.	AMC, AMC HD, BBC America, BBC America HD, IFC, IFC HD, Sundance Channel, Sundance Channel HD, WE TV, WE TV HD
AT&T (1)	Game Show Network, GSN HD, MLB Network, MLB Network HD, Audience Network, Audience Network HD
Charter Communications(2)	American Heroes Channel, American Heroes Channel HD, Animal Planet, Animal Planet HD, Discovery Channel, Discovery Channel HD, Discovery Español, Discovery Familia, Discovery Fit & Health, Discovery Fit & Health HD, Destination America, Destination America HD, HD Theater, iN Demand, iN Demand HD, Investigation Discovery, Investigation Discovery HD, MLB Network, MLB Network HD, OWN, OWN HD, Science Channel, Science Channel HD, The HUB, The HUB HD, TLC, TLC HD, Turbo TV, Velocity HD
Comcast/NBCU	Bravo, Bravo HD, Chiller, Chiller HD, Cloo, CNBC, CNBC HD, CNBC World, CNBC World HD, E! Entertainment TV, E! Entertainment TV HD, Esquire, Esquire, HD, Evine Live, Evine Live HD, FEARnet, FEARnet HD, G4, G4 HD, Golf Channel, Golf Channel HD, iN Demand, iN Demand HD, MLB Network, MLB Network HD, MSNBC, MSNBC HD, mun2, NBC Sports Network, NBC Sports Network HD, NBC Universo, NBC Universo HD, NHL Network, NHL Network HD, Oxygen Network, Oxygen Network HD, PBS Kids Sprout, PBS Kids Sprout HD, Retirement Living TV, SYFY, SYFY HD, Telemundo, Telemundo HD, TV One, TV One HD, The Weather Channel, The Weather Channel HD, Weatherscan, Universal HD, USA Network, USA Network HD
Cox Communications, Inc.	iN Demand, iN Demand HD, MLB Network, MLB Network HD, Travel Channel, Travel Channel HD
Liberty Media Corporation (Starz, LLC)	Animal Planet, Animal Planet HD, Destination America, Destination America HD, Discovery, Discovery HD, Discovery Español, Discovery Familia, Discovery Fit & Health, Discovery Fit & Health HD, Encore, Encore HD, Encore Action, Encore Action HD, Encore , Black, Encore Classic, Encore Español, Encore Family, Encore Suspense, Encore Westerns, GAC, GAC HD, HD Theater, HSN, HSN HD, HSN2, HSN2 HD, Indieplex, Investigation Discovery, Military Channel, Military Channel HD, MoviePlex, OWN, OWN HD, QVC, QVC HD, QVC Plus, QVC Plus HD, RetroPlex, RetroPlex HD, Starz, Starz HD, Starz Cinema, Starz Cinema HD, Starz Comedy, Starz Comedy HD, Starz Edge, Starz Edge HD, Starz in Black, Starz in Black HD, Starz Kids & Family, Starz Kids & Family HD, Science Channel, Science Channel HD, TLC, TLC HD, The HUB, The HUB HD

Notes:

⁽¹⁾ On July 24, 2015, AT&T completed its acquisition of DIRECTV. Press Release, AT&T, AT&T Completes its Acquisition of DIRECTV (July 24, 2015), http://about.att.com/story/att_completes_acquisition_of_directv.html.

⁽²⁾ On May 18, 2016, Charter Communications completed its acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. Press Release, Charter Communications, Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks Complete Transactions (May 18, 2016), http://ir.charter.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=112298&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2169294.

Sources:

AMC Networks Inc., About Us, http://www.amcnetworks.com/about-us/leadership (last visited Sept. 27, 2016).

AT&T, Company Overview, http://www.att.com/gen/investor-relations?pid=5711 (last visited Sept. 27, 2016).

Charter Communications, About Us, https://www.charter.com/browse/content/about-charter (last visited Sept. 27, 2016).

Comcast, Company Overview, http://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/company-overview (last visited Sept. 27, 2016).

Columbia Journalism Review, Who Owns What, http://www.cjr.org/resources/ (last visited Sept. 27, 2016).

Cox Enterprises, Corporate Overview, http://www.coxenterprises.com/about-cox/corporate-overview.aspx (last visited Sept. 27, 2016).

Liberty Media Corporation, Company Overview, http://www.libertymedia.com/overview/company-history.html (last visited Sept. 27, 2016).