MCN Newswire: Adam Silver's Golden Touch; MSG Explores Spin-Off; Siegel Exits As UP Vice Chairman

Top Stories - October 28, 2014 Adam Silver's Golden Touch A wide-ranging Q&A with the NBA commissioner, who talks about the 2014-15 season, the new media rights deals, OTT streaming, international opportunities, Donald Sterling and what it's like to be lifted by Shaq. more MSG Explores Spin-Off Madison Square Garden Co., said its board of directors has unanimously approved a plan to explore a spin-off that would separate its iconic live entertainment venues like the Madison Square Garden Arena, The Beacon Theater and The Forum in Los Angeles, from its professional sports teams like the New York Knicks and New York Rangers and media properties MSG Networks. more Siegel Exits As UP Vice Chairman After a decade at the network, Brad Siegel has stepped down from his role as vice chairman of UP TV. more G.fast:A Golden Opportunity For Copper-Based Broadband? While cable's DOCSIS 3.1 platform looks to extend the life of HFC networks, an emerging technology called G.fast aims to perform a similar trick for DSL for the telcos as they look for ways to squeeze more speed out of their widely deployed copper-based networks. more FTC/DOJ OK with Liberty Broadband Spinoff The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice have signaled they have no antitrust issues with the planned spinoff of Liberty Media's interests in Charter Communications into a new tracking stock, Liberty Broadband. more Kagan: Retrans Fees Rise to $9.3B By 2020 SNL Kagan revised its retransmission-consent fee projections, saying Monday that it expects broadcasters to reap $9.3 billion in charges by 2020, nearly twice the $4.9 billion they are expected to gain in 2014. more Video/Blogs MCN Hot Spot Starz's The Missing Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead A La Carte And Sticker Shock The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Comcast Goes For 'True Gig' Trademark Translation Please, Leslie Ellis OTT Lab Update As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen CBS News Online Channel Adds Momentum To Digital Shift Reynolds Rap, Mike Reynolds TNF: Big One In The Mile High City News Amazon Lights Up $39 Fire TV Stick O'Rielly Not High On Over-The-Top NPRM Computer Firms Warn ITU Against Heavy Hand On Cybersecurity NTX Kicks Off Technical Paper Chase Suddenlink Taps Shelton For N.C. Finance Post CNN Commissions Film Focusing On Campus Sex Crimes Syndie Execs Jewett, Estey McLoughlin, Brown Join NYC Television Week #NYCTVWK #TCS 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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