MCN Newswire: Verizon, Cox Strike Retrans Deal For WFXT; Stop Mega Comcast Coalition Forms To Squash Merger; It's Official: Merger Clocks Restart
Top Stories - December 04, 2014
Verizon, Cox Strike Retrans Deal For WFXT Verizon said late Wednesday (Dec. 3) that it had reached an agreement with Cox to return WFXT-TV Boston to its FiOS lineup. WFXT confirmed with its own "bygones be bygones" statement. more
Stop Mega Comcast Coalition Forms To Squash Merger A group of opponents to the $45.2 billion Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger have officially formed their own coalition against the deal, calling for federal regulators to reject the merger outright.more
It's Official: Merger Clocks Restart The Federal Communications Commission has officially restarted the clock on the Comcast-Time Warner Cable and AT&T-DirecTV merger deals.more
NCTA Outlines Potential Title II Tax Hikes The National Cable & Telecommunications Association wants the FCC to know just how much of a state and local tax hit Title II reclassification could mean to cable operators and their customers.more
Streaming Cuts Into Live Viewing: Nielsen The decline in traditional TV viewing is accelerating as more viewers use streaming services, time shifting and digital devices to watch video, Nielsen says. more
SeaChange Ready To 'Rave' About OTT Taking aim at studios, TV networks, sports leagues and MVPDs, SeaChange on Wednesday introduced Rave, a platform designed for "premium" over-the-top video.more