MCN Newswire: Wheeler: Stay of Title II Rules Is High Hurdle; DOCSIS Network Shipments Surge To A Record; Comcast In Talks To Buy Visible World: WSJ
Top Stories - March 02, 2015
Wheeler: Stay of Title II Rules Is High Hurdle FCC chairman Tom Wheeler says he thinks the Title II order should stand up in court, and that he doesn't see a court staying the rules in advance of ruling on the underlying court challenges that have already been threatened by ISPs unhappy with being classified as common carriers.more
DOCSIS Network Shipments Surge To A Record Driven by broadband speed upgrades, shipments of DOCSIS channels rocketed to a record 4.8 million worldwide in 2014, a year-over-year increase of 114%, according to Infonetics Research's latest report on the cable access tech market. more
Comcast In Talks To Buy Visible World: WSJ Comcast is in talks to acquire Visible World, a maker of targeted advertising systems and a player in the white-hot programmatic TV sector, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources.more
Labor Issues Loom as MLS, Nets Prep For 20th Season Major League Soccer, armed with new national TV contracts, dedicated match windows, a pair of new clubs and bookended by last summer's World Cup from Brazil and the upcoming women's tourney in Canada in June, has momentum on its side ahead of its 20th anniversary season.more