Dish, Disney Reach Carriage Accord; Peer Pressure; Comcast Sets Return Of ‘Xfinity Watchathon Week’

Top Stories - March 4, 2014 Dish, Disney Reach Carriage Accord Satellite giant will carry Longhorn, SEC and Fusion Networks, and also agrees to curb ad-skipping. more Peer Pressure Eight questions about the Comcast-Netflix deal and what it means for the future of streaming. more Comcast Sets Return Of 'Xfinity Watchathon Week' Comcast is getting ready to give video subs another chance to catch up and binge out on dozens of TV series with a reprise of last year's "Xfinity Watchathon Week," a promotion that broke several of the MSO's VOD usage records. more Justice Backs Broadcasters In Aereo Challenge In a big boost for broadcasters in their challenge to Aereo, the U.S. government has weighed in on their side, saying Aereo violated copyright. more Re-Branded American Heroes Channel Sets March 3 Debut Discovery Communications has flipped the switch on its newly re-branded American Heroes Channel with the debut of original documentary series Against The Odds. more Verizon FiOS Starts Selling Full TV Seasons Applying some additional pressure on Comcast and the MSO's recently launched electronic video store, Verizon Communications said it has begun to sell dozens of complete TV seasons through its multiplatform electronic sell-through service. more Video/Blogs MCN Hot Spot Lifetime's 'The Trip To Bountiful' As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen Dead People Segment Underscores Confluence Of TV, Movies Translation Please The Good, Bad Of 'Leakage' Capital Letters, John Eggerton DirecTV Highlights Funny Or Die Comcast Attack News Discovery Acquires U.K. Production House Raw CableLabs, Cisco Team On 'IPTV Innovations Lab' TWC Adds Mexico To Unlimited Home Phone National Plan FCC Proposes $1.9 Million In EAS Fines Against Viacom, ESPN, NBCU AT&T U-Verse Expands Live TV Lineup For Tablets, Smartphones Destination America Wants To Make It 'Red, White And You' Golf Channel Tees Off Three-Part Arnold Palmer Documentary Marketing Manager - Vyve Broadband - Rye Brook, NY VP, Afiiliate Marketing - TheBlaze, Inc. - New York, NY DTTV Operations Director - Afghanistan Broadcasting System - Kabul, Kabul See all career listings here.   ©2014 NewBay Media, LLC

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