What's the Story: Streaming TV providers seek market stability

Light Reading Senior Editor Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to explain the competitive challenges that virtual multichannel video programming distributors (vMVPDs) are facing as the market becomes more saturated. In addition, vMVPDs face some of the same challenges that their cable counterparts have grappled with for years: YouTubeTV recently warned subscribers that Disney-owned channels may go dark if the companies can't reach a pricing agreement.


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