MCN Newswire: Disney Tops June Ratings, Shuffles Execs; MSO Websites Tank

Top Stories - July 1, 2015 Disney Channel Tops June Cable Ratings The Disney Channel was cable's big ratings winner in June, topping both the primetime and total-day audience charts. Bolstered by the month's most watched original cable movie, Teen Beach 2, the network averaged 1.8 million viewers in primetime June 1-28, according to Nielsen; USA Network was second. more RELATED: Disney Continues Management Shuffle The Walt Disney Co. continued its management shuffle Tuesday, naming two long-time executives to key roles: Christine McCarthy as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, and Kevin Mayer as senior executive vice president and chief strategy officer, effective immediately. more Court Sets July 30 for First Net-Neutrality Briefs The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has set an expedited schedule for briefs in the various challenges to the FCC's new net-neutrality rules, giving cable and wireless ISPs until July 30 to come up with their opening briefs, which are not to exceed 20,000 words. more Cable Websites Take a Dive in Consumer Ranking Six cable MSOs were among the lowest-scoring organizations in a consumer ranking of website experiences that placed them in the bottom 10 spots among 262 companies across 20 industries. more Mayweather, Pacquiao Top Highest-Paid Celebs List Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, who traded punches in the boxing ring for less than an hour on pay-per-view in May, topped Forbes magazine's list of the highest paid celebrities for 2015. more Video/Blogs/Events MCN Hot Spot MTV's 'Scream' RELATED: Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead What MTV Wants You to Know About 'Scream' MCN Call for Nominations The Dealmakers: TV's Top Agents, Lawyers and Managers MCN Guest Blog, Charlene Weisler and Mitch Oscar 5 Questions About Programmatic Advertising MCN Guest Blog, Randy Cooke Programmatic TV and the Law of Supply and Demand 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 Fox Networks Group Finishes Upfront TEGNA Invests in Wolzien's Video Call Center ZGS Communications Seeks Carriage Help From FCC MSG Names 'Doc' O'Connor CEO DOJ Seeks More Data From Arris-Pace Deal Cisco to Buy OpenDNS for $635M DirecTV: AT&T Merger Completed 'Shortly' Aquaman Named 'Most Toxic Superhero' Turner Partners With Epsilon, Krux, Oracle in the Cloud FISA Court Renews Bulk Collection, For Now Cable Nets Cover Chris Christie Announcement Second Circuit Affirms Apple E-Book Decision 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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