MCN Newswire: Striving for Satisfaction; Machinima's Got Game; Cable Goes to Comic-Con

Top Stories - July 6, 2015 COVER STORY: Striving for Satisfaction Hating your cable provider has almost become a rite of passage in America over the past six decades. With another wave of consolidation poised to sweep cable, MSOs are once again focusing on getting it right with customer service. more NEXT TV: Machinima Ready to Raise Its Game Machinima, the ad-supported over-the-top multichannel network for gamers, is already a hit with the hard-to-reach millennials audience. It's now looking to parlay that success, open up its game and take on some new risks as it prepares to launch a premium channel on PlayStation Vue, Sony's broadband-delivered pay TV service. On paper, it looks like a perfect match. more AGENDA: Comic-Con: Cable's Launchpad Cable networks will be out in force this week at the annual Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, seeking exposure for new shows slated to debut over the next few months. more WKRN, Mediacom Deal-less as Retrans Deadline Nears ABC affiliate WKRN-TV in Nashville has informed viewers that it has yet to reach a new retrans deal with Mediacom Communications and that the current contract with the cable provider will expire on July 14. more Report: Smartphones Pump Up Adult Content In what could lead to a whole new definition for the term "sexting," mobile users are expected to drive future viewership of adult content, with Juniper Research predicting they will watch more than 136 billion adult videos globally this year. more Video/Blogs/Events MCN One Question for... Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav MCN Hot Spot FX's 'The Strain' Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead Multicultural Viewers Streaming to Digital Community, Leslie Jaye Goff ICYMI: #CableInTheCommunity: Network Restores Town Traditions 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 USA-Japan Soccer Match Nets Metered Market Ratings Record CONTENT: Mona Scott-Young: VH1's Reality Superstar RULES: Common Cause: Protecting WiFi ACA Creates VP, Regulatory Affairs Post ICYMI: LiLAC Wilts in Market Debut ICYMI: Lifetime Launching Subscription OTT Service ICYMI: Univision Files for Stock Offering ICYMI: Reelz Picks Up 'Miss USA' Telecast 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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