MCN Newswire: Ops See Sports, Broadcast Surcharges Rise In 2015; FCC Proposes OTT Reclassfication; Comcast Starts To Stream In 4K On Samsung TVs

Top Stories - December 19, 2014 Ops See Sports, Broadcast Surcharges Rise In 2015 As programming costs rise with little hope of near term relief, several operators said they are expecting to increase their sports and broadcast surcharges in 2015 to help lessen the blow. more It's Official: FCC Proposes OTT Reclassfication It is now official, except for the commissioner's statements. The FCC has voted unanimously--three Democratic "yes" votes, two Republican "concurrences"--to propose reclassifying linear over-the-top (online) video providers as MVPDs, at least for the purposes of access to vertically integrated programming. That is according to a source who has seen the vote tally. more Comcast Starts To Stream In 4K On Samsung TVs Comcast has officially entered the 4K era. Beating its end-of-the-year deadline, Comcast on Dec. 18 launched Xfinity in UHD, a 4K streaming app that will initially be available on 2014 Samsung UHD TVs and provide free access to a set of TV shows from NBC and USA Network. more Hulu Reaches Content Deal For FX Original Series Hulu will stream past seasons of several FX Networks series as part of a major distribution deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution.  more NBCU, Cable One Face New Year's Eve Carriage Deadline New Year's Day could be less than festive for Cable One subscibers who enjoy NBCUniversal fare. more AT&T Uncorks 75-Meg U-verse Tier Following recent upgrades, AT&T has booted up a new U-verse broadband tier that pumps out 75 Mbps downstream in "select areas" of Monterey and Sacramento, Calif.; Toledo, Ohio; and El Paso, Texas. more Video/Blogs MCN Hot Spot Syfy's 'WWE SmackDown' Move To Thursday Nights Guest Blog, Jonathan Sims And The No. 1 College Football Team Is...? Capital Letters, John Eggerton Swagalicious SAG Translation Please, Leslie Ellis While Visions Of Wearables Danced In Their Head The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Android TV Drops 'Live Channels' Hint News Windstream Modifies REIT Plans White House Makes Social Media Push For Title II FCC: Mobile Wireless Market Highly Concentrated Moffett: FCC OTT Reclassification Not 'Huge' Deal SCTE Issues Call For Abstracts By Feb. 17 Beacon Awards Deadline Is March 20 HBO To Replay Its Top Fights Of 2014 Sportsman Channel Sets Second Palin Campaign For Jan. 15 Broadcast Engineer Boise, ID - Boise State Public Radio Web Site Developer (1265_211982) Saint Paul, MN- Twin Cities Public Television (Tpt) Satisfactory Academic Progress Project Manager (FATV) Boulder, CO - Financial Aid TV (FATV) Digital Producer Viera, Florida - Brevard Public Schools See all career listings here.   ©2014 NewBay Media, LLC

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