MCN Newswire: Comcast’s ‘Xfinity On Campus’ Launches
Top Stories - August 22, 2014
Comcast's 'Xfinity On Campus' Launches After an extensive trial period, Comcast has commercially launched a new multiscreen, IP-based video service tailored for college students and accessible on Web browsers and select tablets and smartphones.more
FCC Says It Has TWC SportsNet LA Info A Federal Communications Commission source confirmed the agency has received the information chairman Tom Wheeler sought about Time Warner Cable's regional sports network that has been unable to reach carriage deals with most big distributors in the Los Angeles market. more
Groups Jointly Ask FCC To Deny Comcast-TWC Merger Consumers Union and Common Cause have teamed up on a petition to deny the merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable. They call it an "unprecedented, monumental step in the direction of further consolidation of Big Media." more
Discovery Goes Under Covers In 'Sextember' Discovery Fit & Health is gearing up for a month-long exploration of sex in America – dubbed "Sextember" – unleashing a torrent of provocative programming from its library vaults every weeknight at 10 p.m. EST beginning on Sept. 1 more
Sinclair Creating Original Content Unit In a move that will likely make its MyNetwork TV and The CW affiliates more valuable come retrans renewal time, Sinclair Broadcast Group said it has created its own original content division – called Sinclair Original Programming – that will focus on entertainment content and business-to-consumer content such as infomercials and direct response commercials. more