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National Nonbroadcast Network
Rankings for Purposes of July 1, 2015
Update to Video Description
Requirements
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this document, the Media
Bureau (Bureau) announces the top
national nonbroadcast networks for the
2013 to 2014 ratings year according to
data provided by the Nielsen Company
for purposes of the July 1, 2015 update
to the video description requirements.
The Bureau provides filing instructions
for any program network that believes it
should be excluded from the list of top
five networks covered by the video
description requirements based on an
applicable exemption.
DATES: Petitions for exemption may be
filed on or before March 5, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Filings should be submitted
electronically in MB Docket No. 11–43
by accessing the Commission’s
Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS): https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.
Filers should follow the instructions
provided on the Web site for submitting
filings.
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Maria Mullarkey, Maria.Mullarkey@
fcc.gov, of the Policy Division, Media
Bureau, (202) 418–2120.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s Public
Notice in MB Docket No. 11–43, DA 15–
18, released on January 7, 2015. The full
text of this document is available for
public inspection and copying during
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Summary
The Commission’s video description
rules require multichannel video
programming distributor (‘‘MVPD’’)
systems that serve 50,000 or more
subscribers to provide 50 hours of video
description per calendar quarter during
prime time or children’s programming
on each of the top five national
nonbroadcast networks.1 The top five
national nonbroadcast networks are
defined by an average of the national
audience share during prime time of
nonbroadcast networks that reach 50
percent or more of MVPD households
and have at least 50 hours per quarter
of prime time programming that is not
live or near-live or otherwise exempt
under the video description rules.2 The
nonbroadcast networks currently subject
to the video description requirements
1 47 CFR 79.3(b)(4). Video description makes
video programming accessible to individuals who
are blind or visually impaired through ‘‘[t]he
insertion of audio narrated descriptions of a
television program’s key visual elements into
natural pauses between the program’s dialogue.’’ Id.
79.3(a)(3).
2 Id. 79.3(b)(4). ‘‘Live or near-live programming’’
is defined as programming performed either
simultaneously with, or recorded no more than 24
hours prior to, its first transmission by a video
programming distributor. Id. 79.3(a)(7).
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are USA, the Disney Channel, TNT,
Nickelodeon, and TBS.3
In accordance with the Commission’s
rules, the list of top five nonbroadcast
networks will update at three year
intervals to account for changes in
ratings, and the first update will occur
on July 1, 2015, based on the 2013 to
2014 ratings year.4 According to data
provided by the Nielsen Company, the
top ten nonbroadcast networks for the
2013 to 2014 ratings year are: USA
Network, ESPN, Turner Network
Television, TBS Network, History,
Disney Channel, Fox News Channel,
Nickelodeon, A&E Network, and FX.5
If a program network believes it
should be excluded from the list of top
five networks covered by the video
description requirements because it
does not air at least 50 hours of prime
time programming that is not live or
near-live or is otherwise exempt, it must
seek an exemption no later than 30 days
after publication of this Public Notice.6
Filings should be submitted
electronically in MB Docket No. 11–43
by accessing the Commission’s
Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS): https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.
Filers should follow the instructions
provided on the Web site for submitting
filings. The Media Bureau will promptly
evaluate requests for exemption and
will provide notice of any resulting
revisions to the list.
3 Video Description: Implementation of the
Twenty-First Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010, Report and Order, 26 FCC
Rcd 11847, 11854, para. 12 (2011) (‘‘2011 Video
Description Order’’).
4 47 CFR 79.3(b)(4); 2011 Video Description
Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 11857, para. 18.
5 In determining the top five nonbroadcast
networks subject to the rules in 2011, the
Commission relied on Nielsen’s ‘‘live +7 day’’
ratings, which include incremental viewing that
takes place during the seven days following a
telecast. Consistent with this approach, we rely on
Nielsen’s ‘‘live + 7 day’’ ratings. The data covers the
2013 to 2014 cable ratings year (September 30, 2013
to September 28, 2014).
6 See 2011 Video Description Order, 26 FCC Rcd
at 11857, para. 18. In the 2011 Video Description
Order, the Commission stated that ‘‘[t]o the extent
a program network that otherwise would appear in
the list of top five nonbroadcast networks does not
air at least 50 hours of prime time programming that
is not exempt, it must seek an exemption from the
video description requirement no later than 30 days
after publication of the 2013–2014 ratings
information by The Nielsen Company,’’ noting that
‘‘[t]his requirement will ensure that the
nonbroadcast network replacing it in the top five
has ample time to come into compliance.’’ Id.
Although the Order indicates that networks must
file for exemption 30 days after publication of the
ratings information, we will allow parties to file for
exemption 30 days after publication of this Public
Notice to ensure that all parties are evaluating the
same ratings data and have the full time period to
evaluate this data and submit a request for
exemption, if necessary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[MB Docket No. 11-43; DA 15-18]
National Nonbroadcast Network Rankings for Purposes of July 1,
2015 Update to Video Description Requirements
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Media Bureau (Bureau) announces the top
national nonbroadcast networks for the 2013 to 2014 ratings year
according to data provided by the Nielsen Company for purposes of the
July 1, 2015 update to the video description requirements. The Bureau
provides filing instructions for any program network that believes it
should be excluded from the list of top five networks covered by the
video description requirements based on an applicable exemption.
DATES: Petitions for exemption may be filed on or before March 5, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Filings should be submitted electronically in MB Docket No.
11-43 by accessing the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS): https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Filers should follow the
instructions provided on the Web site for submitting filings.
People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language
interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: (202) 418-
0530 or TTY: (202) 418-0432.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Mullarkey,
Maria.Mullarkey@fcc.gov, of the Policy Division, Media Bureau, (202)
418-2120.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public
Notice in MB Docket No. 11-43, DA 15-18, released on January 7, 2015.
The full text of this document is available for public inspection and
copying during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center,
Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257,
Washington, DC 20554. This document will also be available via ECFS at
https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/. Documents will be available
electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat. The
complete text may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor,
445 12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. Alternative
formats are available for people with disabilities (Braille, large
print, electronic files, audio format), by sending an email to
fcc504@fcc.gov or calling the Commission's Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Summary
The Commission's video description rules require multichannel video
programming distributor (``MVPD'') systems that serve 50,000 or more
subscribers to provide 50 hours of video description per calendar
quarter during prime time or children's programming on each of the top
five national nonbroadcast networks.\1\ The top five national
nonbroadcast networks are defined by an average of the national
audience share during prime time of nonbroadcast networks that reach 50
percent or more of MVPD households and have at least 50 hours per
quarter of prime time programming that is not live or near-live or
otherwise exempt under the video description rules.\2\ The nonbroadcast
networks currently subject to the video description requirements
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are USA, the Disney Channel, TNT, Nickelodeon, and TBS.\3\
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\1\ 47 CFR 79.3(b)(4). Video description makes video programming
accessible to individuals who are blind or visually impaired through
``[t]he insertion of audio narrated descriptions of a television
program's key visual elements into natural pauses between the
program's dialogue.'' Id. 79.3(a)(3).
\2\ Id. 79.3(b)(4). ``Live or near-live programming'' is defined
as programming performed either simultaneously with, or recorded no
more than 24 hours prior to, its first transmission by a video
programming distributor. Id. 79.3(a)(7).
\3\ Video Description: Implementation of the Twenty-First
Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Report
and Order, 26 FCC Rcd 11847, 11854, para. 12 (2011) (``2011 Video
Description Order'').
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In accordance with the Commission's rules, the list of top five
nonbroadcast networks will update at three year intervals to account
for changes in ratings, and the first update will occur on July 1,
2015, based on the 2013 to 2014 ratings year.\4\ According to data
provided by the Nielsen Company, the top ten nonbroadcast networks for
the 2013 to 2014 ratings year are: USA Network, ESPN, Turner Network
Television, TBS Network, History, Disney Channel, Fox News Channel,
Nickelodeon, A&E Network, and FX.\5\
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\4\ 47 CFR 79.3(b)(4); 2011 Video Description Order, 26 FCC Rcd
at 11857, para. 18.
\5\ In determining the top five nonbroadcast networks subject to
the rules in 2011, the Commission relied on Nielsen's ``live +7
day'' ratings, which include incremental viewing that takes place
during the seven days following a telecast. Consistent with this
approach, we rely on Nielsen's ``live + 7 day'' ratings. The data
covers the 2013 to 2014 cable ratings year (September 30, 2013 to
September 28, 2014).
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If a program network believes it should be excluded from the list
of top five networks covered by the video description requirements
because it does not air at least 50 hours of prime time programming
that is not live or near-live or is otherwise exempt, it must seek an
exemption no later than 30 days after publication of this Public
Notice.\6\ Filings should be submitted electronically in MB Docket No.
11-43 by accessing the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS): https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Filers should follow the
instructions provided on the Web site for submitting filings. The Media
Bureau will promptly evaluate requests for exemption and will provide
notice of any resulting revisions to the list.
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\6\ See 2011 Video Description Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 11857, para.
18. In the 2011 Video Description Order, the Commission stated that
``[t]o the extent a program network that otherwise would appear in
the list of top five nonbroadcast networks does not air at least 50
hours of prime time programming that is not exempt, it must seek an
exemption from the video description requirement no later than 30
days after publication of the 2013-2014 ratings information by The
Nielsen Company,'' noting that ``[t]his requirement will ensure that
the nonbroadcast network replacing it in the top five has ample time
to come into compliance.'' Id. Although the Order indicates that
networks must file for exemption 30 days after publication of the
ratings information, we will allow parties to file for exemption 30
days after publication of this Public Notice to ensure that all
parties are evaluating the same ratings data and have the full time
period to evaluate this data and submit a request for exemption, if
necessary.
Federal Communications Commission.
William T. Lake,
Chief, Media Bureau.
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