MCN Newswire: FCC Pitches $38B Reasons For Incentive Auction; Berwick Heads NBCU's New Lifestyle Network Group

Top Stories - October 01, 2014 FCC Pitches $38B Reasons For Incentive Auction According to FCC officials speaking on background, a high-end estimate of revenues from the incentive auction could mean as much as $38 billion to compensate broadcasters for giving up spectrum for that auction. more Berwick Heads NBCU's New Lifestyle Network Group NBCUniversal has restructured its cable portfolio, expanding the purview of Frances Berwick as the overseer of the newly formed lifestyle network group. more Synacor To Lay Off 20% Synacor, the Buffalo, N.Y.-based provider of TV Everywhere authentication and Web portal services, said Tuesday that it will cut about 70 jobs, or 20% of its workforce, as it moves forward on a plan to streamline the business and focus its R&D costs. more Suddenlink, Viacom Negotiations Reach Impasse After five months of what appears to have been fairly contentious negotiations, Suddenlink Communications has come to an inevitable conclusion: It really, really doesn't want its MTV. And neither do its customers. more FCC Votes To Eliminate Sports Blackout Rules The FCC has unanimously voted to get rid of its sports blackout rules, which had been a backstop to NFL blackout policies. more 2014 SCTE Cable-Tec Expo MCN's Complete Coverage From The Denver Event Video/Blogs MCN Multicultural Perspectives Telemundo,MSNBC's Jose Diaz-Balart MCN Hot Spot Cooking Channel's 'Simply Laura' Reynolds' Rap, Mike Reynolds Jeterian Rewrite Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead Lisa Ling's New Life The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Cable-Tec Expo: Five Takeaways News Comcast Cloud DVR Adds Out-Of-Home Capability RLTV Inks Affiliate Pact With Suddenlink MNF: Chiefs-Pats Tackle 14.4M Viewers Espinoza Wants Mayweather-Pacquiao #LiveTV SNL's King Compares Directing Live TV To Being A QB #LiveTV Managing Expectations TVE's Biggest Challenge US Open, Twitter Savor 'Instant Highlights' 'MCN' Announces Innovator Award Winners Agenda Set For Hispanic Television Summit Production Manager - WUCF TV - Orlando, FL General Sales Manager - WOI-TV - Des Moines, IA Rentention Specialist - Cable TV Company - Milwaukee, WI Retention Specialist - Cable TV Company - Milwaukee, WI Broadcast Engineer - RNN TV - New York See all career listings here.   ©2014 NewBay Media, LLC

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