MCN Newswire: Virtual MVPDs Join the Race; Malone Takes Global View on Cable; Fox's Boston Affiliate Remains Dark To Verizon Subs
Top Stories - December 01, 2014
Virtual MVPDs Join the Race Will new entrants transform the pay TV business?more
Malone Takes Global View on Cable The cable industry faces the prospect of more regulation, more competition from over-the-top providers and more consolidation overall, but Liberty Media chairman John Malone said fears that the cable business is headed for the scrap heap are exaggerated.more
Fox's Boston Affiliate Remains Dark to Verizon Subs Fox affiliate WFXT-TV remains unavailable to Verizon FiOS customers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island in a retransmission-consent dispute. more
FS South Benefiting From Upgraded Studio Facility The regional sports network with the largest reach is now enhancing its telecasts from a state-of-the-art production center and studio.more
4K Shipments Top 3M In Q3: DisplaySearch Despite a slow start, shipments of 4K TVs are on the rise amid fiercer competition and more palatable price points, according to a new report from DisplaySearch, a unit of IHS.more
AT&T To FCC: We Aren't Limiting FTTH To 2M Deal Pledge AT&T says it is not pulling the plug on all its fiber build-outs if the FCC reclassifies broadband access under Title II, but reiterated that it will have to pause consideration of further investments beyond its April announcement about expanding its GigaPower fiber to the home initiative to 25 cities and the DirecTV deal pledge.more