Special Report: Multichannel News 2014 Preview

December 23, 2013 Top Stories 2014 Predictions: More, Better, Faster Ahead With 2013 about to fade into memory and the pace of change in the cable TV industry moving at warp speed, it's a prudent thing to look ahead. But looking ahead just won't cut it anymore. The smartest players try to see around the bend, before anyone else catches on. And the only way to predict anything with authority is to intimately know the relevant issues. With that spirit in mind, the beat reporters of Multichannel News asked the brightest minds in the business what was on their radar for 2014. Check out their responses and our analysis on the most critical issues facing the television industry. More» Cable Stocks: Up, Up and Away in 2013 Consolidation speculation helped drive cable stocks to nearly unprecedented levels in 2013, up more than 40% for a second straight year for the fourth consecutive year of positive growth for the sector. More» Cable's Viral Apocalypse Now Potentially apocalyptic viruses will infect the storylines of several new basic-cable series in 2014. More» NBCU Will Present 539 Linear TV Hours from 2014 Olympics With NBCUniversal announcing its broadcast network's plans, Comcast's programming arm will present a Winter Olympics-record 539 hours of linear coverage from Sochi, Russia. That's 103 hours more than for the 2010 Games, even though NBC's total of 185 spanning three dayparts is slightly less than the 193.5 hours the Peacock, then owned by General Electric, presented from Vancouver. More» NBC Olympics to Present 1,000 Live-Stream Hours from Sochi NBC Olympics plans to present more than 1,000 hours of live streaming content from the Sochi Games to the full complement of the nation's MPVD subscribers. More»

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