MCN Newswire: OTT Is Dead, Long Live OTT; Pivot Names Rees President As Shapiro Exits

Top Stories - November 4, 2014 OTT Is Dead, Long Live OTT With each new announcement of a service going "over the top" of traditional cable systems, investors and consumers, persuaded by the national media, start to believe the breathless confirmation that this time we are witnessing nothing short of a TV revolution — a new way to buy and watch the medium. The reality is much more mundane, and if the cable industry doesn't make strategic missteps, the bundle will continue to dominate the pay TV-buying public's appetite for years. more Pivot Names Reed President, GM As Shapiro Exits Kent Rees has been named president and general manager of cable network Pivot. He replaces outgoing president Evan Shapiro, who, according to the network, is leaving to pursue other opportunities. more Comcast's X1 Hit By Connectivity Issues Comcast said temporary connectivity issues between set-tops and data centers that surfaced over the weekend were partly to blame for outages that affected a portion of the MSO's X1 video customers, noting that a box reboot should fix the issue for most. more Starz Sampling Not Amiss for 'The Missing' The premium programmer, continuing to implement strategies aimed at building awareness and viewing for its original programming, is working with a number of affiliates to make the first episode of its eight-installment The Missing project accessible on Saturday, Nov. 8 via linear, online and on-demand platforms,  a week before the limited series make its national linear debut. more Video/Blogs MCN Hot Spot Lifetime's 'Aaliyah: The Princess O R&B' Translation Please, Leslie Ellis Cloud, Baby Cloud! As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen 1 Gbps Is For Slow Pokes The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Verizon FiOS Offers The Gift Of Netflix Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead A La Carte and Sticker Shock News Verizon FiOS Launches Souped-Up Broadband Gateway Liberty Broadband Begins When-Issued Trading Nov. 4 Senate TV Ad Spending Tops $400 Million MSG Names Henry CTO Syfy To Launch '3001: Final Odyssey' Miniseries NYC Mayor Slams Proposed Comcastic-TWC Merger Univision To Bow Retail Stores At LAX Sapan, Willner, Klein Highlight NYC TV Week 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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