MCN Newswire: MCN's 40 Under 40; Pai's Dissent on AT&T-DirecTV Conditions
Top Stories - July 27, 2015
COVER STORY: 40 Under 40 MCN's 10th annual class of outstanding young execs includes impact-makers in traditional sectors cable networks, cable providers, cable technology firms and, increasingly, younger men and women entrepreneurs in new categories of content creation. more
FCC's Pai Calls AT&T-DirecTV Conditions 'Forced Tribute' FCC commissioner Ajit Pai outlined his partial dissent from the AT&T-DirecTV merger approval Monday with a lengthy statement. Pai approved the underlying merger, as did all the commissioners. But he dissented from the "17 pages of conditions" put on the deal. more
RELATED: AT&T Clinches DirecTV Deal Moments after receiving the FCC's condition-filled blessing, AT&T announced Friday that it had closed its acquisition of DirecTV, creating a pay TV provider with north of 26 million customers in the U.S. and 19 million subs in Latin America. more
Comcast, Discovery Sign Long-Term Renewal Three weeks after its previous carriage deal had expired, Discovery Communications has reached a comprehensive multi-year agreement with Comcast, including rights for TV Everywhere distribution of the programmer's 12 cable networks. more
Cowherd Out at ESPN After Controversial Remarks ESPN Radio host Colin Cowherd has been pulled from ESPN airwaves after making controversial comments about Dominican Republic-born baseball players last Thursday. more