A group representing Europe’s commercial broadcasters has asked the European Commission to extend its toughest Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules to smart TVs and virtual assistants, Reuters reported exclusively. Here are the details. Broadcast groups want smart TVs and virtual assistants to be designated as gatekeepers As reported by Reuters, the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) is calling for smart TV platforms and virtual assistants to be designated as gatekeepers under the DMA: Google, Amazon, Apple and ​Samsung’s smart TVs and virtual assistants should fall under the EU’s toughest tech rules because of their growing ‌market power, the world’s largest broadcasters told EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera on Monday. ACT represents major broadcasters, including Canal+, RTL, Mediaset, ITV, Paramount+, NBCUniversal, Walt Disney, Warner Bros.…