MCN Newswire: TiVo Stock Jumps On Q4 Results; Upfronts 2015: Spike Sets New Scripted Series; Top U.S. Pay Providers Shed 125K Subs In 2014: LRG
Top Stories - March 04, 2015
TiVo Stock Jumps On Q4 Results TiVo shares jumped more than 6% in after-hours Tuesday after the company reported improved revenues and subscription growth in the fourth quarter of 2014. more
Upfronts 2015: Spike Sets New Scripted Series Spike TV, armed with a new logo and new tagline, announced several new scripted series during its upfront presentation Tuesday afternoon, as it looks to expand its reach to female viewers.more
Top U.S. Pay Providers Shed 125K Subs In 2014: LRG The top 13 pay-TV providers in the U.S., representing 95% of the market, lost about 125,000 net video subs in 2014, Leichtman Research Group (LRG) said in a new report. more
Frontier Announces CEO Transition Frontier Communications said long time CEO and telecom veteran Maggie Wilderotter will step down as CEO next month, becoming executive chairman of the mid-sized telecom service provider, making way for president and chief operating officer Kevin McCarthy to step into the CEO role.more
Casa CMTSCCAP Sales Outrun Cisco's In Q4 Fueled by capacity upgrades and its position in markets such as the Asia Pacific, Casa Systems generated enough revenue for cable modem termination system (CMTS) and converged cable access platform (CCAP) gear in the fourth quarter of 2014 to shoot past Cisco Systems, according to Infonetics Research. more
Synacor Boards The Platform Synacor has tapped thePlatform, the Comcast-owned online video publishing specialist, to fill a technology gap as Synacor pushes ahead with a plan to pull together an end-to-end multiscreen video system that it can pitch to an array of MVPDs, programmers and new forms of OTT video service providers.more