MCN Newswire: Mediacom Seeks Retrans Limits; Showtime Stands Alone; Whipclip Whips Up a Round

Top Stories - July 8, 2015 Mediacom Asks FCC to Limit Retrans Blackouts Mediacom filed a petition with the FCC Tuesday (July 7) asking it to prevent blackouts during retransmission-consent disputes for any station that does not reach 90% of its market over-the-air or via the Web, which Mediacom suggests is most stations in its market and in the country. more RELATED: Kagan: Retrans Fees to Rise to $10.3B by 2021 Retransmission-consent fees are expected to climb to $10.3 billion in 2021, up from $6.3 billion in 2015, according to SNL Kagan. more Showtime Unleashes Stand-alone OTT Service Beating a previously announced deadline, Showtime said Tuesday it has launched its stand-alone streaming service via Apple, Roku, Hulu and Sony PlayStation Vue ahead of the July 12 season debuts of network original series Ray Donovan and Masters of Sex. more Whipclip Scores $40M 'C' Round Whipclip, a startup that has developed a mobile platform that lets consumers legally create and share video clips from TV shows and music videos, said it has notched a $40 million "C" round of financing led by Eminence Capital. more Glenn Jones Dies at 85 Glenn R. Jones, a cable industry and distance education pioneer and founder of Jones Intercable and several other technology and media-focused companies, died Tuesday morning. more Video/Blogs/Events MCN Hot Spot FX's 'The Strain' MCN Hot Spot Netflix's 'Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp' Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead Multicultural Viewers Streaming to Digital Summertime Tip: One Way to Avoid Online Threats Aquaman Named 'Most Toxic Superhero' MCN Guest Blog, Charlene Weisler and Mitch Oscar 5 Questions About Programmatic Advertising 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 Comcast Extends Roberts' Employment Deal Retrans Reform Fans Echo Mediacom ACA: FCC Unwilling to Check RSN Fees Comcast Casts Wider WiFi Net RELATED: Comcast Boosts Broadband Speeds in the Northeast RELATED: Comcast Rolls Cloud DVR Into Central California CBS to Issue $800M in Debt Comedy Central Joins Roku Lineup Cartoon Network Renews 5 Series USA Renews 'Chrisley Knows Best' Centric Pulls 'The Cosby Show' RELATED: Bounce TV Bounces 'Cosby' NHMC Praises PGA for Pulling Grand Slam From Trump Course RELATED: ESPN Moves Golf Event From Trump-Owned Club Harry Shearer Returning to 'The Simpsons' Rice Named to WICT Executive Committee Producer Jerry Weintraub Dies at 77 The Chernin Group Names Mike Kerns President of Digital FCC Sets Comment Dates for Video Competition Report 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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