MCN Newswire: Advanced Ad Firms Bulk Up; Dishing on Dish; Epix: Goodye, Netflix; Hello, Hulu

Top Stories - August 31, 2015 COVER STORY: Bulking Up It's go big or go home for advanced-advertising technology firms, which, facing the realities of disruption and industry consolidation, are going through a shakeout. more FINANCE: After Sinclair Scuffle, Dish Now Faces Viacom After dodging a bullet when it avoided prolonging what it called the largest broadcast blackout in history by signing a last-minute deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group, satellite giant Dish Network may be in the crosshairs of another programming scuffle, this time with troubled kids' and teens programmer Viacom. more Hulu, Epix Strike Streaming Deal Soon after Netflix announced that it wouldn't renew its deal with Epix, Hulu and Epix said they had notched a multi-year digital subscription VOD pact that will stream in new releases from Lionsgate, MGM and Paramount starting October 1. more Cable Consolidation May Have to Wait The once inevitable cable distribution consolidation wave may have to wait a bit, according to two of the most aggressive participants in the M&A space -- Charter Communications chairman Eric Zinterhofer and Altice CEO Dexter Goei -- who told an audience at the CTAM Europe Conference in Amsterdam that after a flurry of deals, cheaper assets are getting harder to find. more Outdoor Channel, Dish Sign Carriage Renewal Outdoor Channel, a division of the Outdoor Sportsman Group, has reached a long-term carriage-renewal agreement with Dish Network. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. more Video/Blogs/Events MCN Hot Spot FXX's 'The League,' Final Season Preview MCN Hot Spot ICYMI: MTV's '2015 Video Music Awards' Promo The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner When Cable Broadband Was a 'Channel' As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen Interactive Pizza. Again. MCN Wonder Women 2016 Annual Call for Nominations Event: NYC Television Week, Oct. 20-22 Waldorf Astoria, Oct. 20; Park Central Hotel, Oct. 21-22 News COVER STORY PACKAGE: Data Drives Branded Content Campaigns COVER STORY PACKAGE: Programmatic Ad Platforms Proliferate TCM Campaign Puts 'Oz' on the Broad Side of a Barn Connected TV Ad Spending Small But Seen Growing NAB, NATOA Sue FCC Over Effective Competition Decision Time Warner Cable Must Pay $5.9M in Restaurant Suit Comcast Launches Video Calling Solid Ratings Debut for Starz Comedy Block FCC Group Presents Multiple Post-CableCARD Paths RELATED: Cable: DSTAC Report Shows AllVid Mandate Is Unnecessary SAG-AFTRA/Labels Agree on Worldwide Streaming Deal Sr Client Services Account Specialist Charter - Englewood, CO Sr Telecom Administrator Charter - St. Louis, MO Technical Customer Service Representative Charter - Bridgeton, MO Service Delivery Analyst Charter - Simpsonville, SC See all career listings here.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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