welcome. and we are delighted to have all of you with this today. the committee gathers to examine this state of the television and video marketplace. i m glad to convened this hearing with my colleague, se senator cantwell, hours established panel of witnesses and thank them for appearing. the honorable michael powell, president and ceo of an cta the internet and television association. the honorable gordon smith, president and ceo of the national association of broadcasters and our former colleague. mr. david kinney, ceo of nielsen. mr. craig aaron, president and ceo of free press. americans are living in the golden age of television. we ve never had more choices and access to video content. when viewers tend to be home at a certain time to watch their favorite show, they are gone. television experience is moving away from dependence on fixed schedules, programming links and the confines of the family living room. with the development of over-the-top technology, digital p
video content has evolved over time. and if the laws and regulations governing those marketplaces need to be reviewed. held by the senate commerce committee, this is be a hour and 45 minutes. welcome. we are delighted to have all of you with us today. the committee gathers to examine the state of television and video marketplace. i m glad to convene this hearing with my colleague, senator cantwell. i ll welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses and thank them for appearing. wick wick the honorable michael powell mr. wicker: the honorable michael powell. the honorable gordon smith, president and c.e.o. of the national association of broadcasters and our former colleague. mr. david kenny, c.e.o. of nielsen. and mr. craig aaron, president and c.e.o. of free press. americans are living in the golden age of television. we ve never had more choices and access to video content. when viewers had to be home at a certain time to watch their favorite show, those days are gone. th
cantwell. i welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses and thank them for appearing. the honorable michael powell, president and ceo of ncta, the internet and television association. the honorable gordon smith, president and ceo of the national association of broadcasters and our former colleague. mr. david kenny, ceo, nielsen. and mr. craig aaron, president and ceo of free press. americans are living in the golden age of television. we ve never had more choices and access to video content. the days when viewers had to be home at a certain time to watch their favorite show are gone. television experience is increasingly moving away from dependence on fixed schedules, channels, and broadcasting links and the confines of the living room. with the development of digital programming and streaming services, consumers now control how, when, and where they watch video content. the growing accessibility of high speed internet access disrupts the traditional tv industry. internet co
executions last month. the judge may never lose his or her humanity, and the judge as judge never forgets that the law has to be followed in a matter how he or she feels about a particular issue. amy: plus, we will look at the economic crisis in puerto rico as the island moves to close 179 public schools days after seeking bankruptcy protection. and we speak to a dreamer at rutgers university in new jersey who is now facing possible deportation. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. in france, former investment banker and political centrist emmanuel macron was elected president on sunday in a decisive victory against far-right candidate marine le pen. with the majority of votes counted, macron won about 65% to le pen s 35%. even though le pen lost, it was a record performance for her party, the national front, whose anti-immigrant policies once made it a pariah. le pen had campaigned on an openl
sb4, plus the chair of the mexican american legislative caucus in the texas house of representatives. then we speak to a student at rutgers university who faces possible deportation. homeconsider america my number without a doubt. i have been living in the same house for 15 to 16 years. i do consider this my home. growing up undocumented was challenging because there is a lot of fear and there s also a lot of uncertainty. amy: at the time of this broadcast, carimer andujar is headed to an interview with ice. and then we look at how the federal communications commission under president trump is rolling back limits on media consolidation and net neutrality. one of the big winners could be the pro-trump right-wing network sinclair broadcasting which is attempted to become the nation s largest broadcaster. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. former acting attorney general sally yates testified to th