MCN Newswire: COMPTEL Seeks a Hearing; It Pays to Work in Pay TV; President Obama Uses the N-Word

Top Stories - June 23, 2015 COMPTEL Seeks Senate Video Hearing Groups representing competitive telecommunications carriers have asked Senate Commerce Committee chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) to hold a hearing about what they said are failures in the video marketplace that need addressing — including a revamp of retransmission-consent rules they said allow broadcasters a programming "stranglehold." more Altice Makes Bid for French Wireless Co. European wireless giant Altice has made its first M&A move after its May agreement to acquire Suddenlink Communications, and it's not in U.S. cable. The Luxembourg-based telecom company confirmed reports over the weekend that its Numericable SFR subsidiary has made a bid for French wireless company Bouygues Telecom. more Survey: Comcast, AT&T, CEA Among Top D.C. Workplaces Comcast and AT&T are among the top 25 Washington D.C. workplaces in the large company category, according to the Washington Post's latest roundup, while the Consumer Electronics Association made the list among small companies. more News Outlets Tackle Obama's N-Word Use News outlets seemed not to quite know what to do Monday with President Obama's use of the N-word during an interview in Pasadena, Calif., for a Marc Maron "WTF" podcast. more RELATED: MTV to Air 'White People' Documentary As part of its "Look Different" anti-bias campaign, MTV has teamed with filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas to create a documentary focusing on how young white people perceive their racial identity in an increasingly multiracial America. more Video/Blogs/Events MCN One Question for... USA Network's Chris McCumber Slideshow Remembering Ralph Roberts As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen TV's Financial Strength Continues to Face Online Challenges On the Money, Mike Farrell Tom Rutledge's 'Texas Two-Step' MCN Guest Blog, Justin Forer Fixing Cable's Customer Experience Conundrum Event: Technology Leadership Cloud Summit Raleigh, N.C., Aug. 5-6 News 'Making of the Mob: NY' Nets 1.7 Million Viewers Senate Commerce to Mark Up DotCom Act June 25 FCC Seeks Input on Transparency Waiver for Small ISPs CTIA: FCC Broadband Use Estimate Spot On Media Institute Salutes Baker, Noonan Principal Engineer I-Video Operations Greenwood Village, CO - Charter Broadband Installer - Decatur, AL Decatur, AL - Charter SQL Report Developer St. Louis, MO - Charter Sup, TAC Madison, WI - Charter See all career listings here.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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