MCN Newswire: Charter-TWC: Big Deal, Short Leash; Hulu, the Virtual MVPD; For Dish, Slinging TV Could Pay Off

Top Stories - May 2, 2016 Cover Story: Big Deal, Short Leash FCC chairman Tom Wheeler and the Department of Justice last week green-lighted one of the largest broadband mergers in history, but not without exacting strict over-the-top programming access and buildout-related conditions on Charter-Time Warner Cable.  more WHY THIS MATTERS: In its conditional approval of the deal, the FCC looked to remove "unfair barriers to video competition" — and those conditions could have ripple effects for other broadband providers. Report: Hulu Developing Virtual MVPD Service Hulu is looking to expand beyond SVOD with an over-the-top, virtual MVPD offering that would offer feeds from popular broadcast TV and cable channels, The Wall Street Journal reported. more WHY THIS MATTERS: Hulu is eyeing a Q1 2017 launch, with co-owners The Walt Disney Company and 21st Century Fox closing in on distribution deals for the developing service; if successful, the service would join a growing mix of virtual MVPD providers that include Sony PlayStation Vue and Dish Network's Sling TV, among others. For Dish, Slinging OTT Might Pay Off As the pay TV industry as a whole continues to weather the cord-cutting threat to its business, Dish Network could be readying what some analysts have been calling for all along — the eventual shift of its traditional satellite-TV customers to cheaper and more easily managed over-the-top offerings. more WHY THIS MATTERS: Dish had its fourth consecutive quarter of net subscriber losses in Q1, shedding about 23,000 total customers, with analysts estimating losses from the satellite TV side of the business at between 158,000 and 165,000, which even at the lower number would be the worst first quarter subs losses ever for Dish — on the heels of its worst third quarter ever and its worst Q4 since 2010.. Video/Blogs/Events MCN Original Video Upfronts 2016 Spotlight: IFC's Jennifer Caserta MCN Original Video Upfronts 2016 Spotlight: Nat Geo Wild's Geoff Daniels What to Watch: Stepping Into the TV Ring Spring's Live Ring Sports on Cable and Broadcast MCN Guest Blog, Deborah Lathen, Lathen Consulting Consumers Can't Afford Obama's Set-Top The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Facebook Still Preaching Patience About VR MCN Online Extra Web Links From the May 2 Issue Events: Women in the Game Nominate Candidates for the 2016 Class Through May 23 Bookmark This: Women in the Game Coverage Current and Archival Stories News OPERATORS 100,000 'Voices' Speak Up for Set-Top Choice DirecTV Ready to Play Ball With 4K Verizon Makes 'Last, Best Offer' Stock Awards Fuel Cablevision Exec Comp Gains ACA: Top-Four Tying Is Retrans 'Good Faith' Violation Virgin Media Adds FTTP to 'Project Lightning' ROVI-TIVO Rovi to Acquire TiVo for $1.1B Rovi Could Owe TiVo $36.6M if Deal Crumbles Rovi: Retail to Remain 'Important Channel' Following TiVo Deal Rovi Delays Earnings Call, TiVo Shares Surge FCC FCC Seeks Mobile Broadband Competition Info FCC Denies Broadband Privacy Comment Extension PROGRAMMING Bewkes Nets $31.5M in Total Compensation in 2015 The Dream Behind NBCU's DreamWorks Deal Al Jazeera Ejected From Baghdad NEXT TV DEG: 7 Million 4K TVs and Counting Syfy Shows Become Alexa-Enabled Snapchat Joins NBC's Team for Olympics PEOPLE President Leaves 'Em Laughing CJ Cregg Hijacks Press Conference Malone to Receive UJA Humanitarian Award 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 Broadcast Engineer II Hughes – Gilbert, AZ, United States Broadcast Operations Technician II Hughes – Gilbert, AZ, United States Broadcast Television Relations ION Media Networks, Inc. – USA, United States, United States Director of Marketing Communications & Engagement UNC-TV – Research Triangle Park, NC, United States See all career listings here.   ©2016 NewBay Media, LLC

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