MCN Newswire: Flat TV Ad Spend; Expanding Broadband in the U.K.

Top Stories - June 22, 2015 Zenith Sees Flat TV Ad Spending for Next Three Years Media agency ZenithOptimedia forecasts that spending on TV advertising will be basically flat over the next three years. Meanwhile spending on digital media, particularly video, is expected to climb. more Virgin Media Sparks 'Project Lightning' Expansion Virgin Media, the largest cable operator in the U.K., said Manchester, England, will be the first city wired for "Project Lightning," a £3 billion (US$4.7 billion) plan under which the MSO will extend its broadband network to an additional 4 million premises over the next five years. more NeuLion Nets New Tennis Channel Deal NeuLion, a company that specializes in delivering live and on-demand video to Internet-connected devices, said it has signed a new multi-year deal with Tennis Channel. more Omnigon Sports New Deals Omnigon said Sporting News, CONCACAF and Fox Broadcasting are three of the first to deploy BracketPro, a white-label bracket-building software platform enabling organizations to create brackets that can be sold to sponsors on a one-time, monthly or annual basis. more ICYMI: Ralph Roberts Dies Comcast founder and chairman emeritus Ralph Roberts died of natural causes June 18 in Philadelphia. He was 95. more Video/Blogs/Events MCN Hot Spot USA Network's 'Mr. Roberts' Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead Keeping the Promise MCN Guest Blog, Tien Tzuo No, the Sky Isn't Falling for the Cable Industry Q&A: Mark Herzog, Producer CNN Takes Viewers Back to 'Me Decade' Special Feature: iN DEMAND 3.0 The Technology Story Event: Technology Leadership Cloud Summit Raleigh, N.C., Aug. 5-6 News EPIX Launches Android TV App Starz TVE App Plays on Amazon's Fire TV Netflix Orders 'Lady Dynamite' Comedy Series Brian Williams: 'I Told Stories That Were Wrong' House Members: DSTAC Shouldn't Try to Revive AllVid House TPA Passage Praised Rosenworcel Senior Legal Advisor Exiting ICYMI: Next TV: HBO Seeking 'Ubiquitous' Distribution ICYMI: Wireless Innovation Act Re-Introduced ICYMI: Presidential Candidates to Sound Off on Rural Issues 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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