MCN Newswire: Apple CEO: HBO Now ‘Incredibly Popular’

Top Stories - April 29, 2015 Apple CEO: HBO Now 'Incredibly Popular' On Apple's second-quarter earnings call, company CEO Tim Cook said the standalone HBO Now OTT service has been 'incredibly popular' on the Apple TV platform and one of the most-downloaded apps in its U.S. Apps Store. Cook also discussed the Apple Watch debut. more Cablevision to Distribute Hulu On the heels of its deal to distribute OTT service HBO Now, Cablevision Systems Corp. announced Tuesday that it has become the first cable or satellite provider to ink a deal to distribute Hulu, the online TV hub. more AT&T U-verse App Tunes in 41 More Live Channels AT&T said it has added 41 more live channels to its authenticated U-verse App, for a total of 236 live channels accessible in the home and 173 accessible out-of-home, while also extending TV Everywhere support to the Samsung Gear S smartwatch. more House Members Push FCC for NCTC Program-Access Rights A bipartisan quartet of House Communications subcommittee members is pressing the Federal Communications Commission to grant the National Cable Television Cooperative the same program-access rules that are available to individual program distributors, correcting what they called an "oversight" in the implementation of the will of Congress. more Weather Channel Taps Shull to Head Television Group Former Dish Network programming executive Dave Shull will head up a new television group for The Weather Channel, where he will oversee programming, distribution, broadcast operations, video technology and addressable TV advertising platforms. more Video/Blogs MCN Hot Spot Celebrities Weigh In on Mayweather-Pacquiao RELATED: Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead No Sticker Shock for Mayweather-Pacquiao MCN Hot Spot Netflix's 'Grace and Frankie' RELATED: Community, Ariana Romero 5 Ways 'Grace and Frankie' Breaks the Mold Slideshow: Freeze Frame Photos From the April 27 Print Edition News TWC TV App Lights Up Live TV on Xbox One Bright House, Comcast Offer Free Calls to Nepal Suddenlink Signs On Customer Call-Back Partner As C3 Ratings Continue to Drop, Cable Adds Spots AOL to Launch NFL Draft Digital Series Disney Junior Renews 'Miles From Tomorrowland' Oxygen Acquires 'Ana Maria in Novela Land' Upfronts 2015: IFC Greenlights 'Gigi' NewFronts 2015: Yahoo Announces 18 New Series 'Tech Elder' Berninger Seeks FCC Stay of Title II SCTE Sets Next 'IP Challenge' Field Auditor-Buffalo, MN. Buffalo, MN - Charter Financial Analyst-Purchasing(must have cable industry experience) Stamford, CT - Charter Broadband Installer - Gardendale, AL Gardendale, AL - Charter Technical & Safety Trainer I - Decatur, AL Decatur, AL - Charter See all career listings here.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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