At a Tipping Point: Consumer Choice, Consolidation and the Future Video Marketplace

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold a hearing titled, “At a Tipping Point: Consumer Choice, Consolidation and the Future Video Marketplace,” on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. The Committee will discuss the future of the video marketplace, including the impact of the growth of online video and consolidation among pay TV and broadband providers.

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Majority Statement

  • Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV

Minority Statement

  • Ranking Member John R. Thune

Testimony

  • Mr. David L. Cohen

    Executive Vice Presdient
    Comcast Corporation
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  • Mr. John Stankey

    Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
    AT&T Inc.
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  • Mr. Gene Kimmelman

    President & CEO
    Public Knowledge
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  • Mr. Shawn Ryan

    Member
    Writers Guild of America, West
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  • Mr. Jeffrey Blum

    Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
    Dish Network
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  • Mr. Justin (Gus) Hurwitz

    Assistant Professor of Law
    University of Nebraska College of Law
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