# Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Launch a Streaming Public Policy Group

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/netflix-youtube-and-amazon-launch-a-streaming-public-policy-group/
- Published: 2026-09-14T17:12:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-14T23:17:29+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/netflix-youtube-amazon-launch-streaming-public-policy-saca-1236700459/
- Topics: Entertainment, Government, Politics, Trending, TV, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- Netflix, YouTube, Amazon formed lobbying group SACA in Washington D.C.
- Group aims to protect streamers' interests, especially on sports access
- Comes amid scrutiny over rising prices and exclusive sports rights

## Summary

Netflix, YouTube and Amazon have launched a new Washington D.C. lobbying group, the Streaming Access and Choice Alliance (SACA), to represent streaming platforms' interests before US regulators and lawmakers. Launched on the Monday of the article's reporting and led by TechNet, with its senior vice president Mike Ward also heading SACA, the group fills a representation gap for streamers, who had lacked a dedicated voice compared with traditional studios (backed by the Motion Picture Association) and Big Tech firms more broadly, long represented by TechNet and similar bodies.

SACA says it will lobby for policies that expand consumer access to content, preserve choice and support new viewing formats, with live sports set to be a central focus. The launch came as streaming services faced mounting scrutiny over rising prices and fragmented programming, particularly around exclusive sports rights, with Amazon's Prime Video and Netflix both hosting exclusive NFL games this season and the FCC and broadcasters pushing for regulators to require sports to be available for free on broadcast television. Paramount chief executive David Ellison had also cited competing with tech giants as part of his rationale for pursuing Warner Bros. Discovery, underlining the wider industry tension the new group emerged from.

## Coverage

- [The Hollywood Reporter: Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Launch a Streaming Public Policy Group](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/netflix-youtube-amazon-launch-streaming-public-policy-saca-1236700459/)
- [Variety: Netflix, Amazon and YouTube Form D.C. Lobbying Group Amid Backlash Over Cost of Sports on Streaming](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/netflix-amazon-youtube-dc-lobbying-group-1236861316/)

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