FCC TVE Comments 'Uncalled for,' Says Comcast

FCC critiques of Comcast's TV Everywhere offering were "unnecessary" and "uncalled for," CEO Brian Roberts said during the company's Q1 earnings call Wednesday. Numerous critics of the FCC set-top box proposal pointed to Comcast's plans to expand its TVE offering as proof the agency is headed in the wrong regulatory direction, while the agency said Comcast was offering "only a proprietary, Comcast-controlled user interface and seems to allow only Comcast content on different devices" (see 1604200047). Roberts said more than 40 companies have signed up for its Xfinity TV Partner Program, through which device makers can create products that work with the TV Partner app. During the call, Comcast also said it expected to have a carriage agreement signed soon with Dish Network.