New Future of TV Coalition in U.S. fights AllVid proposal; pushes choice

WASHINGTON – A group of American programmers, content creators, civic groups and television providers have banded together to promote diverse, high quality programming, app-driven innovation, and consumer choice in video.Dubbed the Future of TV Coalition, the group’s 47 founding members are led by co-chairs TV One CEO and Bright House Networks president Nomi Bergman. The Coalition said that it is strongly opposed to AllVid, a new technology proposal backed by companies like Google and TiVo, that is being considered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).“AllVid would force programmers and TV providers to dismantle their shows and services for these companies...