MCN Newswire: M&A Market Cooling: Report; Verizon Sued Over Patents; Discovery Eyeing U.K.'s Channel 4

Top Stories - Nov. 3, 2015 Study: M&A Market Could Cool While the global mergers and acquisitions market is on a pace to exceed $3 trillion in deal value in 2015 -- its best year since 2007 -- some leading U.S. dealmakers are beginning to doubt that pace is sustainable, according to a new report.  more WHY THIS MATTERS: The research from law firm Dykema Gossett finds more dealmakers concerned about the market than in the past number of years, with fewer than half the respondents saying they have a positive outlook for the overall U.S. economy over the next 12 months, the lowest level since 2012. OpenTV, Nagra Sue Verizon The Kudelski Group said its OpenTV and Nagra France SAS subsidiaries have filed a patent infringement suit against Verizon Communications and its AOL division over claims that they are infringing on a batch of U.S. patents tied to streaming video services. more WHY THIS MATTERS: The suit alleges that Verizon and AOL are infringing seven patents owned by the Kudelski subsidiaries, and identify products including FiOS TV and its authenticated TV Everywhere services. Reports: Discovery Weighs Channel 4 Bid Discovery Communications could be one of a number of bidders for U.K. broadcaster Channel 4, as the British government readies a possible sale of the free-to-air network. more WHY THIS MATTERS: Acquiring a broadcaster has been on the cable programmer's radar -- it had considered bidding on the U.K.'s Channel 5 last year but dropped out of the bidding when the price got too high -- and free-to-air channels have become increasingly important to the content giant, especially since it purchased European sports network Eurosport. Video/Blogs/Events MCN Slideshow Freeze Frame, From the Nov. 2 Issue MCN Hot Spot Netflix's 'Master of None' MCN Hot Spot Animal Planet's 'Monsters Inside Me' MCN Guest Blog, Melani Griffith, Penthera Why TV Can't Always Be Everywhere The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Netflix Regulars Watch 10 TV Shows per Week Next TV Summit & Expo: San Francisco Tuesday, Dec. 1, Julia Morgan Ballroom   News FINANCE: Comcast Makes Moves Toward WiFi-First Nogales: NHMC Negotiating MoU With Charter CONTENT: At the Pivot Point Between TV, Digital 'The Walking Dead' Devours Social Media Syfy Takes Stab at 'Van Helsing' TBS Gives Greenlight to 'Search Party'  FS1 Sets TMZ Sports Series RNC Seeks Online Denunciation of CNBC SpotX, Clypd Link Traditional, Digital Sales Fullscreen Taps Jason Klarman for CMO Role Cox Media Group Names SVP/Senior HR Officer T-Mobile: FCC Should Bar Dish, DEs From Re-Auction WRC Opens in Geneva Event Updates Next TV SF December 01, 2015 | Julia Morgan Ballroom, San Francisco Keynote Q&A Steve Shannon General Manager, Content and Services, Roku Learn More Account Executive Charter – Traverse City, MI, United States Director-Human Resources (Call Center) Charter – Vancouver, WA, United States Spectrum Business Call Center Billing Rep Charter – Rochester, MN, United States Account Executive Charter – Chico, CA, United States See all career listings here.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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