Modernizing Video Competition: Policy Solutions for the Digital Age

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The International Center for Law and Economics had an event on Capitol Hill with Adam Candeub, General Counsel of the FCC, as a keynote speaker. He spoke about breaking down the current video competition landscape. Afterward, Professor Candeub lead a panel of experts in a  discussion on the “great convergence” of video.

Consumers no longer care about the technical difference between cable and streaming; they just want to watch their favorite shows. However, the legal categories the FCC uses were built for the 20th century and don’t always fit how video is sold or discovered today. The speakers explored how this new world shapes competition, the role of tech intermediaries like smart TVs, and the future of data-driven ads.

Speakers:

Keynote:

Adam Candeub (FCC General Counsel; Professor of Law & Director of the Intellectual Property, Information & Communications Law Program, Michigan State University)

Panelists:

Jason Buckweitz (Executive Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information)

Jessica Melugin (Director of the Center for Technology & Innovation, Competitive Enterprise Institute)

Michael O’Rielly (Principal, MPORielly Consulting, LLC; Former Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission)

Jeffrey Westling (Senior Scholar, Innovation Policy, International Center for Law & Economics)

Michael O’Rielly, Adam Candeub, Jason Buckweitz, Jessica Melugin, & Jeffrey Westling.