MCN Newswire: Seeking Men Who Like Reality; Net2TV Going OTT; Looking Good for AT&T-DirecTV

Top Stories - June 29, 2015 COVER STORY: In Search of Men Who Watch Reality A Ratings Intelligence ranking of the top 30 reality shows finds men are underrepresented in the audience mix. But producers have plans for enticing them to watch. more Next TV: Net2TV's Morgan Opens Door to OTT Net2TV Corp. is taking aim at the next generation of television using an over-the-top distribution approach that enables its partners to rapidly develop special-interest channels that can be produced and created at costs that vastly undercut traditional models. CEO Tom Morgan talks to Next TV editor Jeff Baumgartner. more SPECIAL REPORT: Weaving a Programmatic Web The programmatic TV business went from "partly cloudy to partly sunny" over the last six months, and recent marketplace launches are likely to produce even more activity in the second half of the year. more Comcast's X1 Blends Sports with Interactivity Looking to engage more deeply with stat-hungry baseball fans, Comcast has begun to roll out a data-driven, integrated interactive feature for its X1 platform that analyzes and illustrates pitcher-hitter and team-to-team matchups, tracks fantasy points, computes win probabilities, and shows which portion of the ballpark individual batters tend to put the ball into play. more Sources: FCC Poised to OK AT&T-DirecTV Merger Industry sources tracking the government's vetting of the $48.5 billion merger between AT&T and DirecTV said Friday the deal is expected to get the green light from the FCC and the Department of Justice soon, with negotiations over deal conditions wrapping up and a decision coming likely within "days" or at most a couple of weeks. more Video/Blogs/Events MCN Hot Spot MTV's 'Scream' MCN One-on-One in 2 Fox News Channel's Kimberly Guilfoyle ICYMI: MCN Hot Spot TNT's 'Falling Skies' The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Almost Game Time for Comcast's X1: Report ICYMI: MCN Review 'Teen Beach 2' on Disney Channel Event: Technology Leadership Cloud Summit Raleigh, N.C., Aug. 5-6 Event: NYC Television Week, Oct. 20-22 Waldorf Astoria, Oct. 20; Park Central Hotel, Oct. 21-22 News TWC Execs Set to Reap Big Rewards Gannett Completes Company Split Olympic Hangover for Q1 TV Ad Spending FCC's Wheeler: OTT Report, Order by Fall Cox to Double 'Ultimate' Speeds Shaw: Why We're Testing Comcast's X1 CEA Applauds Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Decision RELATED: MPAA Celebrates Same-Sex Marriage Decision RELATED: Sen. Rubio Slams Same-Sex Decision Former Qualcomm EVP Wang Sentenced Sprint CEO Claure Bags $21.8M in 2104 Comp FYI Sets Premiere Date for 'Man Vs. Child: Chef Showdown' Discovery Channel Partners With Meerkat for Shark Week 'Brother vs. Brother' Beats '14 Ratings Blatter's Back? MAR, K12 Education/Libraries Billings, MT - Charter Project Manager Greenville, SC - Charter Director-Program Mgt, Business Integration St. Louis, MO - Charter Project Manager Irwindale, CA - Charter See all career listings here.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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