MCN Newswire: Sling TV to Launch HBO by Saturday

Top Stories - April 9, 2015 Sling TV to Launch HBO by Saturday Sling TV, Dish Network's new OTT TV service for cord-cutters, said it will launch HBO before Saturday (April 11) in tandem with a batch of app updates that will enhance the streaming service while also reducing the load on its servers to ensure it will be able to handle streaming spikes. more Survey: Free Shipping Trumps Video in Amazon Prime The benefit of two-day free shipping on Amazon is apparently a bigger driver of Amazon Prime subscriptions in the U.S. than the unlimited streaming of TV shows and movies that comes along with the subscription. more AT&T to Pay $25M to Settle FCC Data-Privacy Probe Calling it the largest data-privacy and security-enforcement action ever, the Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau on Wednesday said AT&T had agreed to pay $25 million in civil penalties, among other steps, to settle the investigation into customer-information breaches in call centers located in Mexico, Colombia and the Philippines. All of the accounts accessed were for U.S. phone numbers, according to a senior FCC official. more Charter, TV One Extend Distribution Deal Charter and TV One have reached a new multi-year distribution deal that will keep the African-American targeted channel on Charter systems around the country. more CEA Praises Death of Nevada Religious Liberty Bill The Consumer Electronics Association has publicly praised lawmakers in Nevada for deciding not to go forward with the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a bill similar to the one in Indiana that was perceived to allow businesses to discriminate against gays. more Video/Blogs MCN First Look Discovery Life Channel's 'New Girls on the Block' MCN One-on-One in 2 NCTA's Barbara York The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Netflix IDs Its First 'Recommended' Smart TVs Community, Leslie Jaye Goff #CableInTheCommunity: The Making Life Better Campaign Guest Blog, Maggie Bellville Billing Conversions: Cornerstones of Success News Charter's Wayne Davis to Retire Website Launched to Fight NSA Data Surveillance Fuse Tackles Women's Football Spike Names Chachi Senior to Original Series Post Xbox One Brings OTA-TV to U.S., Canada Tablo Adds Apps for Amazon Fire, Android TV Synacor Adds Web Smarts Mediamorph Launches 'Studio Connect' FCC Rejects Petitions to Narrow Effective Competition Proposal CLIC Sets Muni Broadband Protection Event 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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