NCTA Backs HTML5 Set-Top Plan as Capable of Coming to Market Within 2 Years

Critics of the pay-TV-backed HTML5 set-top proposal prefer set-top plans that violate copyright, said NCTA in an FCC ex parte filing Friday. Programmer content must be protected by multichannel video programming distributor apps, NCTA said. “Because the HTML5 apps solution is based on actual technology directions and the most recent global open standards, the largest MVPDs are able to offer a commitment to bring it to market within two years.” The HTML5 apps solution is “practical and achievable” and protects copyright, NCTA said.