MCN Newswire: CBS, Discovery To Join Sony’s OTT Mix; Bewkes: Universal VOD is The Future; FCC To Restart Merger Clocks
Top Stories - November 6, 2014
CBS, Discovery To Join Sony's OTT Mix Sony confirmed that it has inked distribution deals with CBS and Discovery Communications for its coming over-the-top pay-TV service, expanding on a video programming group that already includes a deal with Viacom covering "at least" 22 channels and on-demand rights.more
Bewkes: Universal VOD Is The Future Time Warner chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes told analysts Wednesday that he envisions a future where all network programming, not just his, will be available to everyone at any time on any device on demand. While that sounds a lot like the TV Everywhere concept that Bewkes pioneered about fve years ago, the content chief has a new name for this latest content idea: Universal VOD. more
FCC To Restart Merger Clocks The FCC has signaled it will be restarting the informal shot clocks on two major merger reviews, but not until new comment cycles are established.more
GOP Win Means Big Change For Senate Commerce Pryor loss is among key Republican gains. more
Fox News Leads With Viewers, News Demo On Election 2014 The cable news leader topped all of the broadcast networks among adults 25 to 54 for the first time during a midterm election.more