MCN Newswire: Comcast Cuts Video Losses; Cisco Sheds STB Unit; 'Sharknado 3' Up on Social, Down in Viewers

Top Stories - July 24, 2015 Comcast Cuts Video Losses Comcast cut its video-subscriber losses in the second quarter compared with a year ago during the typically tough financial period, but also saw customer growth slow in other categories. more RELATED: Comcast Revving Up X1 Rollout Impressed by X1's continued ability to reduce customer churn while increasing VOD usage, DVR adoption and the desire for additional outlets, Comcast has ramped up deployment to about 30,000 boxes per day from previous daily run-rates of 15,000 to 20,000. more Cisco Sheds Set-Top Unit Almost 10 years after entering the set-top box business via its $6.9 billion acquisition of Scientific-Atlanta, Cisco has entered a deal to sell its customer premises equipment business to Paris-based Technicolor for $600 million. more TV One, AT&T Extend Carriage Deal AT&T fortified its carriage of African-American targeted network TV One, extending its carriage deal with the entertainment service through 2026. more 'Sharknado 3' Ratings Sink While it did well on social media (see related story under NEWS), Syfy's Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! lacked the ratings bite of its 2014 predecessor. more Video/Blogs/Events MCN Hot Spot FX's 'Fargo,' Season 2 Freeze Frame, From the July 20 Print Edition Cable at Comic-Con 2015 Picture This, Tom Umstead Netflix Quickly Becoming First Choice for Consumers Mixed Signals, Jimmy Schaeffler Goldilocks and the Three Bundles Through the Wire, From the July 20 Print Edition The (Bow) Ties That Bind 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 O'Rielly Votes to OK AT&T-DirecTV Cox Lights Up Gigabit in Louisiana Syfy's 'Sharknado 3' Has Social Media Bite Univision, Snapchat Connect for Major TV Events FX Drops Curtain on 'The Comedians' Epix Orders Marc Maron Comedy Special Charlie Dixon Joins Fox Sports ESPN Signs Long-Term Deals With Kolber, Wingo YouTube Lands Susanne Daniels Graham Media Stations Stay on Dish With Deal 'Near' Appropriations Bill Blocks ISP Rate Regs James Anderson Elected to NAMIC Board ICYMI: Dish-Connected Bidders Won't Get Billions in DE Credits Outside Sales Representative- Buffalo, MN Buffalo, MN - Charter Inbound Sales Rep Town and Country, MO - Charter Major Account Rep I CB Hurst, TX - Charter Broadband Installer - Barre, VT Barre, VT- Charter See all career listings here.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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