MCN Newswire: The Real (Ratings) World; Mitel To Buy Mavenir For $560M; 'House Of Cards' Deals Broadband Traffic Jump; March Madness Extends To YouTube Channel
Top Stories - March 03, 2015
The Real (Ratings) World Viacom prepares to lead new TV-metrics movement.more
Mitel To Buy Mavenir For $560M Mitel has struck a $560 million deal to acquire Mavenir Systems, a company that specializes in voice-over-LTE technologies and one that has recently begun to set its sights on the cable industry and its pursuit of voice-over-WiFi services. more
'House Of Cards' Deals Broadband Traffic Bump Netflix doesn't report viewing data on a show-by-show basis, but a new report from bandwidth management firm Sandvine illustrates how the debut of season three of Netflix original House of Cards correlated into a traffic bump for at least one ISP over the weekend.more
March Madness Extends To YouTube Channel NCAA Digital has tipped off the initial NCAA March Madness YouTube Channel. Managed by Turner Digital, the channel, will feature real-time highlights and video recaps from all 67 games of the upcoming 2015 NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championship. Other content will include live press conferences, game previews and analysis and daily notes from the tournament airing linearly on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV.more