MCN Newswire: TiVo 'Bolt' Strikes; Spike Lee Headlines NAMIC; Fox Exec Pay Dips

Top Stories - Oct. 1, 2015 TiVo 'Bolt' Strikes With 4K, Ad-Skipper TiVo will look to amp up retail sales with the Bolt, a new platform that supports 4K streaming, traditional digital cable video services and a new "SkipMode" feature that could become a lightning rod for controversy with programmers. more WHY THIS MATTERS: The SkipMode feature, which lets users skip commercial breaks in recorded shows at the click of a button, will initially be supported on 20 popular channels, including the Big 4 broadcasters, for programming airing between 4 p.m. and midnight. NAMIC: Spike Lee: OTT Opening Doors for Multicultural Content New over-the-top distributors such as Amazon hold the promise of greater opportunities for producers of color to get their projects on air, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Spike Lee told attendees at the NAMIC Conference general session Wednesday. more WHY THIS MATTERS: Lee said OTT services can play a vital role in developing stories with a multicultural perspective, noting that only Amazon said yes to his latest film, Chi-Raq, which sheds light on gun violence in Chicago's African-American community. Fox Execs Take Pay Cuts Top 21st Century Fox executives saw their total compensation shrink in fiscal 2015, with chairman Rupert Murdoch's dipping 4.5% as his son James weathered a 19.3% haircut and top lieutenant chief operating officer Chase Carey's pay dipped 17.1%. more WHY THIS MATTERS: The top three execs, as well as CFO John Nallen, all took hits to their totals due to decreased stock awards compared with 2014. Video/Blogs/Events MCN Hot Spot Disney Channel's 'Make Your Mark' MCN Original Video One Question for ... Fuse Media's Bill Hilary RELATED: Q&A With Bill Hilary Hilary Ready to Light Up a New 'Fuse' The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Netflix Streaming Takes Flight Mixed Signals, Jimmy Schaeffler Comcast, TiVo, AT&T, Dish: Four Possible Q4 Video Strategies Bookmark This: SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2015 'MCN' Coverage Before, During and After the Show MCN Wonder Women 2016 4 More Days: Call for Nominations Deadline Oct. 5 Event: NYC Television Week, Oct. 20-22 Waldorf Astoria, Oct. 20; Park Central Hotel, Oct. 21-22   Whitepapers Headend Video Monitoring in a Virtualized Environment A compelling alternative to the traditional way of video monitoring for video service provider. more News Dish, Tegna Agree to 24-Hr Extension RFD-TV Expands Charter Carriage AT&T to Launch DirecTV's Audience Network Stephen Bye Says Hello to C Spire Dorsey to Be Named Twitter's Permanent CEO: Report MTV President Stephen Friedman to Depart Esquire Net Promotes Matt Hanna to EVP Rentrak, Turner Reach Data Agreement CBS All Access Gets Nielsen Digital Certification CuriosityStream Goes Global PlayStation Vue Reveals Epix Hits Pricing Portugal Gives OK to Arris-Pace Combo Black Caucus Leaders Support Keeping Exclusivity Rules CCA Chief: Members Likely Incentive Auction Players   Event Updates Advanced Advertising October 20, 2015 | Waldorf Astoria, New York Featured Keynote: Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, Advertising Sales and Client Partnerships, NBC Universal How Advanced Advertising is Changing Video Ad Sales Learn More Content Show October 21-22, 2015 | The Park Central Hotel, New York Featured Keynote Q&A with: Mort Marcus, Co-President, Debmar-Mercury Ira Bernstein, Co-President, Debmar-Mercury Interviewed by: Wendy Williams, Executive Producer and Host, "The Wendy Williams Show" Going Deep With Syndication Powerhouse Debmar-Mercury Learn More Hispanic TV October 22, 2015 | The Park Central Hotel, New York Featured Keynote: Gonzalo Del Fa, President, GroupM Multicultural Turning Loyal Viewers into Your New Customers Learn More Next TV NY October 21, 2015 | The Park Central Hotel, New York Featured Keynote: Jay Sures, Managing Director, United Talent Agency Interviewed by: Dan Abrams, Founder and CEO, Abrams Media and Chief Legal Affairs Anchor, ABC News Strategies for an OTT World With UTA's Jay Sures Learn More General Manager Gray Television, Inc. - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Grant Writer Idaho Public Television - Boise, ID Sr. Manager PR (The Intercept) First Look Media - New York, NY Maintenance Engineer KRON-TV - San Francisco, CA See all career listings here.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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