MCN Newswire: Altice-Cablevision Set for June Honeymoon; Michael Bair to Head Charter's Nets; Comcast: Set-Top Plan an Epic Fail

Top Stories - May 25, 2016 Altice-Cablevision Headed for June Vote The other big cable deal this year after Charter-TWC -- Altice N.V.'s $17.7 billion purchase of Cablevision Systems -- appears headed for a June finish, following the New York Public Service Commission's statement that the deal would be in the public interest if its conditions are met.  more WHY THIS MATTERS: The New York Public Service Commission, the regulatory body for Cablevision's largest market, took a hard look at the deal over the past several months after earlier expressing concern about the $900 million in expected synergies Altice intends to extract over time from Cablevision, fearing they could mean massive layoffs and a precipitous drop in customer service. Charter Taps Michael Bair to Head Programming Nets Charter Communications has tapped long-time programming executive Michael Bair to lead the company's news and sports channels, including three Los Angeles-area regional sports networks, acquired by merging with Time Warner Cable, sources confirmed Tuesday. more WHY THIS MATTERS: A big task for Bair will be to find a way to get TWC SportsNet widely distributed, beyond existing deals with TWC, Bright House Networks and Charter, which are all part of the same company now. Comcast: Set-Top Box Proposal Fails on All Counts In comments filed with the FCC, Comcast said the agency's set-top box proposal "disregards copyright protections and licensing agreements; threatens to halt the unbridled innovation that has permeated the video marketplace for years; requires new in-home equipment; and strips consumers of privacy protections and legal remedies." more WHY THIS MATTERS: Comcast argued that the only parties backing the FCC proposal are the same groups that backed the 2010 AllVid proposal and companies that will reap a windfall by not having to follow the same rules as MVPDs, and called the plan an unnecessary and costly technology mandate that would likely be obsolete before it could even be implemented. Video/Blogs/Events MCN Original Video One Question for ... UP's Charley Humbard MCN Hot Spot Netflix's 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 4 Premieres June 17 MCN Hot Spot New First-Look Trailer for Showtime's 'Ray Donovan,' Season 4, Premiering June 26 MCN Hot Spot E!'s Eight-Part Series 'Mariah's World' (Premiere Date TBA) The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Study: 85% of Internet Users Surf While Watching TV As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen Enhancing, Engaging and Expanding the Video Repertoire News OPERATORS Verizon CEO: Go90 'A Little Over-Hyped' Comcast Stands Up Rooftop Solar System in Oakland Viamedia Sues Comcast Over Claims of Spot Ad Dominance Cox Business Mobilizes Its Hosted Voice Platform FCC SET-TOP PLAN NCTA Likens Set-Top Proposal to Failed Broadcast Flag Groups to FCC: Block Buffoons, Unlock the Box CCIA: FCC Dialing Up Needed 'Navigation Competition' PEOPLE Redstone Names Trustees Casey Bloys Named HBO Programming President Powell Has Problems With Trump's Campaign Style PROGRAMMING TCM Taps Tiffany Vazquez as New On-Air Host NBCU Cable Networks Catching Olympic Fever POLICY FCC Asked to Open Formal Proceeding on Zero-Rating FCC Reform Bill Passes House Senate Pushed to Pass Clean ECPA Reform Bill House Members Form IoT Working Group CCIA Cautions EU Against Expanding Internet Regulations NEXT TV NBC Sports Digital Launches 'Playmaker Media' YouTube Upgrades E3 Hub YuMe Connects with StickyADS.tv TECHNOLOGY Facebook Buys VR Audio Company Facebook to Adjust 'Trending Topics' SCTE/ISBE Boots Up FTTx 'Boot Camp' Event Updates 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 The Diversity Discussion December 5, 2016 |Convene Conference Center | New York, NY Learn More Analyst, Measurement and Syndication Condé Nast – New York, NY, United States Video Editor (Temporary) Access Hollywood – Universal City, CA, United States Associate Producer, Fresh Air WHYY – Philadelphia, PA, United States Director Energy-Mechanical Engineer Paramount Pictures – Hollywood, CA, United States See all career listings here.   ©2016 NewBay Media, LLC

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