MCN Newswire: Charter-TWC Approval Circulates; Small Ops Bash Bundles; Looking for a New PPV Champ

Top Stories - April 26, 2016 Wheeler Circulates Charter-TWC Approval The Federal Communications Commission today began circulating its expected approval —  with conditions — of the proposed Charter Communications-Time Warner Cable-Bright House Networks merger.  more WHY THIS MATTERS: Circulating the item just after the Justice Department announced its approval of the deal, with conditions, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler said those conditions, in effect for seven years, "will directly benefit consumers by bringing and protecting competition to the video marketplace and increasing broadband deployment." Smaller Cable Ops Bash Bundles Smaller cable operators and telecom companies Monday drew a direct line from program bundles to programming diversity, high-speed broadband upgrades and access to online video, all hot-button issues at the FCC. more WHY THIS MATTERS: In testimony at an FCC workshop on independent programmer access to distribution platforms, witness after witness fingered bundling practices requiring them to carry channels their viewers don't want to get the ones they do leave little room for independent voices, high-speed broadband improvements or developing over-the-top video services. Building Boxing's Next PPV Champ With the retirements of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, the boxing industry is looking for the next big pay-per-view draw. more WHY THIS MATTERS: It could be years before another PPV-boxing match rises to the level of last year's May 2 record-setting "Fight of the Century" between Mayweather and Pacquiao, which raked in 4.5 million buys and more than $400 million in revenue, but it may take only a few rounds for the sweet science to crown some new champions capable of consistently surpassing the industry's benchmark of 1 million PPV buys. Video/Blogs/Events MCN Original Video Content Spotlight on CNN's 'United Shades of America,' With W. Kamau Bell MCN Hot Spot Netflix's 'Bloodline' Premiering May 27 MCN Slideshow Hallmark Channel's 'Kitten Summer Games' Taping MCN Slideshow Freeze Frame Photos From the April 25 Issue The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Streaming Snafu Hits 'Small Number' of HBO Now Subs As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen Verizon's IoT Outlook Augurs Competitive Stance News OPERATORS Amazon's Streaming Bundle Targets MVPDs as It Scales Technicolor Modem Part of Comcast's Early DOCSIS 3.1 Rollout TECHNOLOGY Arris Amps Up Retail Play With New Router Lineup NEXT TV Fullscreen SVOD Will Blend Tech and Programming Flair, Execs Say Swipe to Like … Your Favorite Show Nokia, Disney Connect on VR VR Business Is Full of Surprises ESPN Cricket Pass Hits Google's Chromecast PROGRAMMING WGN Renews 'Underground' 'Game of Thrones' Premiere Dominates Social Media Showtime to Offer Early Look at 'Penny Dreadful' Event Updates Multicultural TV Breakfast at INTX May 17, 2016 | Boston Convention and Exhibition Center | Boston, MA Learn More Next TV Summit & Expo June 15, 2016 | Hyatt Regency San Francisco | San Francisco, CA Learn More The Cloud & IP Tech Leadership Summit June 22-23, 2016 | Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center | Rosemont, IL Learn More News Technology Summit September 27-28, 2016 | Tampa Airport Marriott | Tampa, FL Learn More OnDemand Summit September 29, 2016 | Manhattan NYC, An Affinia Hotel | New York , NY Learn More NYC Television and Video Week Virtual Reality 20/20 October, 17, 2016 |The TimesCenter | New York , NY Learn More B&C Hall of Fame October, 18, 2016 |Waldorf Astoria | New York , NY Learn More Advanced Advertising October, 19, 2016 |Grand Hyatt | New York , NY Learn More Next TV Summit October, 19, 2016 |Grand Hyatt | New York , NY Learn More Hispanic Television Summit October, 20, 2016 |Grand Hyatt | New York , NY Learn More Director of Marketing Communications & Engagement UNC-TV – Research Triangle Park, NC, United States World Cafe Contributing Host WXPN – Philadelphia, PA, United States Sales Manager WXXV TV – Gulfport, MS, United States News Director WHEC-TV – Rochester, NY, United States See all career listings here.   ©2016 NewBay Media, LLC

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