The FCC should act on Sky Angel’s four-year-old...
The FCC should act on Sky Angel’s four-year-old complaint against Discovery Communications and declare Sky Angel a multichannel video programming distributor, Sky Angel said in docket 12-83 (http://bit.ly/1nckD5Q). Sky Angel “suspended” its audio and video distribution services because without the…
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MVPD designation it can’t purchase the rights to valuable content or compete with MVPDs, said Tuesday’s filing. “Sky Angel simply cannot operate until programmers permit it to purchase competitive video products to distribute on its system.” Sky Angel chastised the commission for not acting on its complaint while completing far more complicated projects, such as the incentive auction order. If the commission did act on its complaint and designate it an MVPD, Sky Angel would “work to resume operations,” said the online programmer that wants access to Discovery’s cable channels.