Comcast’s ‘Streampix’ Multiscreen Video Service Adds Download Option; Netflix Tries Out $6.99 Single-Stream Tier

Top Stories - December 31, 2013 Comcast's 'Streampix' Multiscreen Video Service Adds Download Option Streampix, a subscription-based multiscreen video service from Comcast that counts Netflix among its competitors, has quietly introduced an option that lets customers download a select number of movies and TV shows and play them back later on mobile devices. more Netflix Tries Out $6.99 Single-Stream Tier In a move that could expand its reach to a broader set of cost-conscious consumers, Netflix confirmed Monday that it is testing a lower-priced, single-stream tier to select new subscribers that delivers content only in standard-definition. more IP-Connected TV Devices Set For A Surge A growing number of TVs will be graced with Internet connections in the years ahead, eclipsing 202 million by 2015, according to a new forecast from NPD Group. more Social Media Use Diversifying: Pew Study Facebook remains the go-to social media site, but users are also "diversifying" their social media use, both in the number of sites and the frequency with which they are visited. more Video/Blogs MCN Sneak Peek CNN's 'Sole Survivor' As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen Cords And Economics The Bauminator, Jeff Bauminator TiVo Co-Founders Prep 'Qplay' On The Money, Mike Farrell The Other Consolidation Wave: Station Stocks Rise On Actual Deals News Rdio Shutters Vdio Cablevision Secretary, Deputy General Counsel Retires Conn. Cablevision Customers Could Lose Access To CBS Station Golf Channel Tees Off On Radio Via SiriusXM Pact OWN Secures Rights To 'Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom' Film Raff, Gus Get On FS1's Big East Bus On Dec. 31 Tebow Joins SEC Network HGTV Welcomes 2014 With Specials, New Series, Fresh Episodes Publishing Notice In observance of the New Year's holiday, Multichannel Newswire will not publish on Wednesday and Thursday. It will return on Friday. Vice President of Law, Product Management and Compliance - Cablevision - Bethpage, NY Local Sales Manager - WADL TV - Southfield, MI Director Product Marketing Management - AT&T - Los Angeles, CA Vice President - Controller - Mediatti Broadband Communications - Kadena, Okinawa Residential Bulk Account Manager - Metrocast - Oxford, MS See all career listings here.   ©2013 NewBay Media, LLC

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