It calls itself “an advocacy coalition dedicated to protecting consumer choice and innovation in the streaming video marketplace.” That’s D.C. parlance for a lobbying group that believes “healthy competition” doesn’t involve in any way the expansion of retransmission consent legislation enacted some three decades ago to virtual MVPDs such as YouTube TV and Hulu — members of this coalition.
Now, the Preserve Viewer Choice Coalition is calling out the voice of broadcast media in Washington for its efforts to help get carriage fees from these digitally distributed platforms.
