Multichannel Newswire: Comcast Extends Auto-Logins to TV Everywhere Web Portal
Top Stories - July 03, 2013
Comcast Extends Auto-Logins to TV Everywhere Web Portal In an attempt to lower the historic usage barrier for TV Everywhere, Comcast has introduced an automatic, in-home authentication system called Home Pass that will initially be supported on the MSO's Web-based TV Everywhere portal, Xfinity.com/tv.more
USA Network Nips TNT to Wear Q2 Primetime Ratings Crown USA Network won cable's second-quarter primetime ratings crown by the slimmest of margins over TNT, according to Nielsen.more
BCI Closes James Cable Deal BCI Broadband closed its acquisition of James Cable, adding systems in Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia and Wyoming to its growing portfolio. Coincident with the transaction closing, BCI said it has added cable pioneer Alan Gerry to its advisory board.more
Entropic To Cut 10% Of Workforce Entropic announced Tuesday that it will cut 70 employees, about 10% of its global workforce, amid a broader restructuring plan and a warning that the set-top chipmaker's second-quarter revenues would come in at the low end of its original guidance.more
NBC Sports Network Delivers Most-Watched Quarter In Primetime NBC Sports Network, driven by more live programming overall and a strong showing by the National Hockey League playoffs in particular, scored the most-watched quarter in its history during the period ended June 30. more