MCN Newswire: Sling TV Fixes Streaming; ACA's Out-of-Market Ask; One Year at Synacor

Top Stories - Sept. 1, 2015 Sling TV Pinpoints Streaming Issue Sling TV, Dish Network's OTT TV service for cord-cutters, said it has located and fixed the source of a technical issue that impacted the OTT TV service during AMC's Aug. 23 Fear the Walking Dead premiere. more RELATED: Sling TV Debuts on New Amazon Fire Tablets Sling TV has unleashed an updated app that extends access to current versions of the Amazon Fire HD and HDX tablets. more ACA: FCC Should Protect Out-of-Market Station Access The American Cable Association wants the Federal Communications Commission to go beyond removing regulations that prevent cable operators from importing out-of-market TV stations to expressly prohibiting broadcast networks from discouraging or preventing their affiliates from negotiating that exclusivity through contracts. more Former HBO Exec Joins TVtibi Andrew Goldman, a pay TV industry vet and former long-time HBO executive, has been named chief strategy officer of TVtibi, a startup developing an a la carte, over-the-top programming service. more NEXT TV: Synced Up With OTT When Himesh Bhise joined Synacor in August 2014, the company was largely known for its TV everywhere and Web-portal services, was struggling for growth and faced static from activist investors pushing it to sell to the highest bidder. A year later, and Bhise has quickly put Synacor in position to go it alone. more Video/Blogs/Events MCN Hot Spot AMC's 'Fear the Walking Dead' MCN Original Video: One Question for... El Rey Network's Robert Rodriguez, on 'From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series' Season 2 The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner The New Apple TV: Priced to Sell? Through the Wire, From the Aug. 31 Issue Touchdown? Not So Fast … Let's See It on the Pylon Cam MCN Guest Blog, Rich Nelson, Broadcom Get Ready for Gigabit Broadband 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 SPORTS BEYOND THE MAINSTREAM: Getting Into the Game SPORTS BEYOND THE MAINSTREAM: UFC Punches Up 'Fight Pass' RULES: Padden: Lose the Compulsory License Xfinity on Campus Expands Partnership Slate Vubiquity Buys OTT Expertise Disney XD, Maker Studios Launch Talent Search ESPN Kicks Off Midnight 'SportsCenter' PTC Pans MTV VMA 'Controversy' Blumenthal Says Lifeline Must Serve Troops Court Reverses Injunction Against NSA Bulk Collection 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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