MCN Newswire: Dish-Turner Carriage Pact Adds HBO to Sling TV 04.02.15

Top Stories - April 2, 2015 Dish, Turner Sign Carriage Deal Dish Network and Time Warner Inc. have officially buried the hatchet, announcing a carriage deal keeping the programmer's Turner Broadcasting System cable networks and Home Box Office channels available to the satellite giant's 14 million customers. more Sling TV to Offer HBO for $15 per Month Another benefit of the new Dish Network-Time Warner carriage pact: Sling TV, Dish Network's OTT pay TV service targeted to cord-cutters, said it has become the first Internet TV service to offer linear and video-on-demand content from HBO, and that it will start selling the service for an additional $15 per month in time for the April 12 season five premiere of 'Game of  Thrones.' more AMC Networks Names Charlie Collier SundanceTV President AMC president Charlie Collier will add SundanceTV to his portfolio. AMC Networks Wednesday named Collier as president and general manager of SundanceTV, overseeing the independent film and original programming service along with AMC. more President Declares Cyber Attacks 'National Emergency' In the wake of growing international hacking threats, President Obama issued an executive order Wednesday declaring a national emergency and empowering the Treasury Department to impose economic sanctions on cybercriminals abroad, including blocking the importation of goods from foreign companies and otherwise limiting their access to the U.S. financial system. more Comcast Makes (Small) Business Case for Merger Bill Stemper, president of Comcast's business services unit, took to the Web to make a business case for the Time Warner Cable merger. more Video/Blogs As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen Weather Channel Parent Is First Partner in IBM $3B IoT Venture News GCI Beefs Up TV Everywhere, On-Demand Lineup ABC Family Adds Unscripted Series Pew Study Shows Digital Age Divide AMC Sells Out 'Mad Men' Finale Upfronts 2015: E! Sets New Kardashians Series O'Rielly: Ad Platforms Under Assault at FCC Court Won't Dismiss FTC Suit Against AT&T Data Plan Broadband Installer - Vestavia Hills, AL Vestavia Hills, AL - Charter Manager, Local Sales II Thibodaux, LA - Charter Account Executive Quincy, IL - Charter Technician, Field Auditor -- Roxana Roxana, IL - Charter See all career listings here.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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