"Sony Pictures TV Intl. has inked a non-exclusive deal with Spanish cable operator ONO to provide pics for ONO's video-on-demand service Videoclub.
Pact will include recent titles such as "District 9," "Bruno," "2012" and "This Is It," plus an undisclosed number of films from Sony's catalog, led by "Bram Stoker's Dracula," "Stuart Little 2," "Spider-Man" and "Jumanji."
But Comcast had argued that the FCC order was illegal because the agency was seeking to enforce mere policy principles, which don't have the force of regulations or law. That is one reason that Genachowski is now trying to formalize those rules.
With so much at stake, the FCC now has several options. It could ask Congress to give it explicit authority to regulate broadband. Or it could appeal Tuesday's decision to the Supreme Court.
The more likely scenario, Scott believes, is that the agency will simply reclassify broadband as a more heavily regulated telecommuniciations service. And that, ironically, could be the worst-case outcome from the perspective of the phone and cable companies, he noted.