Independent programmers dealing with the new companies
Independent programmers dealing with the new companies created by Comcast’s deals with Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications will need to have easily accessible information on who should be contacted about carriage, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts told FCC Commissioner Mignon…
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Clyburn in a meeting at last week’s NCTA Cable Show, according to an ex parte filing (http://bit.ly/1iVOrQa). Clyburn asked about carriage and opportunities for minority entrepreneurs to invest in cable, said the filing. The additional scale created by the deals will drive “substantial public service benefits,” Roberts said. During the meeting, Roberts also reviewed the corporate structure of SpinCo, the company created by Comcast with Charter that will have 2.5 million subscribers once the TWC deal is complete, the filing said. Roberts had a similar meeting and discussion with Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel at the Cable Show, the filing said.