MCN Newswire: Global M&A Values Up; Women's Soccer In; Comcast Likes Connected Cars

Top Stories - July 7, 2015 Global Deal Values Rise 11.6% in First Half Global M&A  values rose 11.6% in the first half of the year to $1.7 trillion from $1.5 trillion a year earlier, according to research firm Mergermarket, their highest levels since 2007. more USA-Japan Most Watched Soccer Telecast Ever The Women's World Cup final Sunday night finished as the most watched soccer game in U.S. television history, with Fox's 25.4 million viewers and Telemundo's 1.27 million combining to deliver a U.S. audience of 26.7 million for the U.S. team's 5-2 victory over Japan and topping the reported 26.5 million who watched the 2014 World Cup final between Germany and Argentina on ABC and Univision. more RELATED: Fox Sports Scores Big With Women's World Cup Fox generated an estimated $26.8 million in advertising revenue for the Women's World Cup game coverage on its broadcast and cable networks during the tournament, according to iSpot Media. more Comcast Ventures Backs Connected Car Startup Comcast Ventures, the venture capital arm of Comcast, was one of the companies that participated in a $24 million "B" round in Automatic Labs, a startup that has developed a connected-car platform. more Disney/ABC's Vince Roberts to Retire Vince Roberts, executive vice president, global operations, and CTO of the Disney/ABC Television Group, who has been with the company since the launch of Disney Channel in 1993, will retire next January. more Video/Blogs/Events MCN Hot Spot Netflix's 'BoJack Horseman' MCN One Question for... Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav MCN Guest Blog, Alan Arolovitch Streaming: The New Normal? Translation, Please, Leslie Ellis That's Heavy, Man … 4K Over OTT Through the Wire: From the July 6 Print Edition Colorado's High on Layer3 TV, Restoring Some Cable Cachet MCN Call for Nominations The Dealmakers: TV's Top Agents, Lawyers and Managers 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 RULES: FCC Faces New Call on Charter-TWC Contract Disclosures NEXT TV: Streaming Tech Eyes Traffic Jams ACA Creates VP, Regulatory Affairs Post Suddenlink Hooks World Fishing Net RELATED: Suddenlink Scores Sports Nets Deals Comcast's Xfinity on Campus Enrolls Another School Lifetime Renews 'UnREAL' Delivery Agent Helps Discovery Sell 'Shark Week' Merchandise Forde Succeeds Tranter at BBC Worldwide N.A. Univision Names Keith Summa SVP of Content Innovation TV One Names Lori Hall Marketing SVP Senate Eyes Transportation Tech Supervisor, Technical Service - Vestavia Hills, AL Vestavia Hills, AL - Charter Sr Dir, Regl HFC Engineering Simpsonville, SC - Charter Dispatcher I - Vestavia Hills, AL (Tuesday - Saturday 7:30am - 4:30pm) Vestavia Hills, AL - Charter Field Auditor Medford, OR - Charter See all career listings here.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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