MCN Newswire: DirecTV Scores Eight-Year Sunday Ticket Renewal; Verizon, Viacom Reach New Carriage Pact

Top Stories - October 02, 2014 DirecTV Scores Eight-Year Sunday Ticket Renewal DirecTV, as expected, has inked a renewal with the NFL for its Sunday Ticket out-of-market package. more Verizon, Viacom Strike New Carriage Deal Verizon Communications and Viacom have inked a renewal of their carriage agreement for FiOS that will allow the telco to distribute Viacom programming out of customers' home while also clearing the way for a new, national wireless distribution deal. more Viacom Blocks Suddenlink Subs' Online Access To Shows As expected, Viacom is blocking Suddenlink Communications' customers' access to its online content in the wake of its failure to reach a carriage renewal agreement with the pay TV provider. more ESPN Classic Converts To On-Demand On Dish The transition of ESPN Classic from a linear service to an on-demand service is underway. Starting on Oct. 1, Dish Network will begin offering content from the vintage sports service via an on-demand basis through set-top boxes. more HBO Wins Pair Of Emmy News & Documentary Awards BBC World News also takes two statues as PBS, CBS are the biggest winners. more 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 Verizon Won't 'Optimize' Net For Unlimited Plans White House Taps Comcast Exec To Secret Service Post Synacor: Dissident Shareholders' Demands 'Inappropriate' TBS Opens MLB Postseason With 5.2M Viewers Dolan's Kazoo-Fest Pays Off FX Greenlights 'Pariah' Pilot Sportsman Channel Retains Iditarod Rights NBA League Pass Offers Games On Xbox One Consoles '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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