MCN Newswire: Charter Flight 04.06.15

Top Stories - April 6, 2015 COVER STORY: Charter Flight When Tom Rutledge became CEO of Charter Communications in late 2011, he annunciated a clear vision of his goals, which centered around his vow for broadband: Be the fastest. With the proposed purchase of Bright House Networks for $10.4 billion last week, he's now not only one of the fastest — he's one of the biggest. more SPECIAL REPORT: Multicultural Content Goes Multiplatform [subscription required] A transgender father struggles to come out to his self-absorbed kids who are dealing with their own sexual issues and identities. A hyper-aggressive, African-American lesbian inmate has the hots for a white inmate from the suburbs who mixes with a virtual ethnic rainbow of female prisoners at a federal correctional facility. Amazon Prime Instant Video's dramedy series Transparent, and Netflix's prison series Orange Is the New Black have made the two over-the-top services credible players in depicting diverse characters on television. more David Zaslav Hits the Motherlode Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav has vaulted into the lead among the top-paid CEOs in the media industry, reaping total compensation of $156.1 million in 2014, according to a proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Friday night (April 3). more Final Four Shatters Cable Record The National Cable & Telecommunications Association says that in the wake of Title II reclassification of broadband service, the FCC is following up with another free-market disruptor. Cable operators continue to argue that the FCC does not have the authority to define some online video providers as MVPDs. more RELATED: Sling TV Struggles During Final Four Sling TV apologized for technical issues that bubbled up during the Saturday men's college basketball semi-final matchups, blaming errors on a rush of sign-ups for the over-the-top service and a resulting surge in streaming demand. more Video/Blogs MCN One on One One Question for NeNe Leakes, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' MCN One on One One Question For CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus and TBS President David Levy Capital Letters, John Eggerton Block That TV Reference The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Sling TV: Fine Young Cannibal? News MCN ONLINE EXTRA: Weblinks from the April 6 print edition of 'Multichannel News.' Roku Rolls Voice Search David Lynch Leaves 'Twin Peaks' Reboot FINANCE: Why Cox Is Balking in Dodgertown [subscription required] PLATFORMS: Dispatches from the Digital Revolution [subscription required] CONTENT: Berwick: Lifestyle Viewers Are Social Spenders [subscription required] RATINGS INTELLIGENCE: How Home-renno Shows Are Coming Along CBS' McManus Bullish on Boxing Jones International University to Shut Down Content Distribution Remote - Danny Lipford Media Local Sales Manager New York, New York - Telemundo WNJU Vice President & General Manager Syracuse, NY - Nexstar Broadcasting Broadcast Administrator and Instructor New Brunswick, New Jersey - Rutgers University's School of Communication and Information See all career listings here.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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