MCN Newswire: Power Play; Lifetime's 'Whitney' Draws 4.5M Viewers; Amazon Studios To Create Original Movies
Top Stories - January 20, 2015
Power Play The president of the United States has thrown his weight into passing strict new laws that will fundamentally alter the business model for the nation's cable operators, regulating them like utilities and requiring faster minimum speeds for Internet delivery.more
Lifetime's 'Whitney' Draws 4.5 Million Viewers Lifetime viewers couldn't get enough of iconic performer Whitney Houston Saturday night. The female-targeted network's original movie Whitney drew 4.5 million viewers, part of a prime-time block of Whitney Houston-themed programming that garnered a combined 11.8 million viewers.more
Amazon Studios To Create Original Movies Amazon Studios will produce and stream original and acquired movies that it will stream to Amazon Prime subscribers as early as a month after the film's theatrical release.more
Carlucci Named President Of Alticast's U.S. Ops John Carlucci has been appointed to the newly created post of president of Alticast U.S. and will retain his duties as the company's chief technology officer. more