MCN Newswire: FCC OKs Altice-Cablevision; Viewership Rises After Live-Plus-7; House Dems Push Back on Set-Tops

Top Stories - May 4, 2016 FCC Approves Altice's Purchase of Cablevision The FCC has approved Altice's purchase of Cablevision Systems. The approval came with no fanfare and no commissioner vote, instead OK'd on delegated authority by the wireline bureau.  more WHY THIS MATTERS: The FCC didn't exactly exalt the deal or impose any deal conditions, and it is a relatively small market size, which factored into the decision to grant it on delegated authority rather than at the commission level. New York State is still vetting the merger, so it can't close yet. Nielsen: Viewership Rises After Live-Plus-7 The proliferation of digital video recorders, video-on-demand and digital content have pushed traditional viewing habits out the window, according to Nielsen, with some shows attracting their biggest gains in audience well beyond the traditional seven days after original air. more WHY THIS MATTERS: The live-plus-7-day (L7) rating period is becoming increasingly irrelevant to advertisers, as viewers watch content on a variety of devices at different times. House Dems Highlight Set-Top Pushback A trio of Democratic House members have written their colleagues to disabuse them of the notion, if they have gotten it, that the content industry supports FCC chairman Tom Wheeler's set-top box proposal. more WHY THIS MATTERS: The letter is just the latest pushback from legislators in Wheeler's own party who have expressed concerns about his set-top proposal's impact on copyrights and diverse programming, among other issues. Video/Blogs/Events MCN Original Video Upfronts 2016 Spotlight: IFC's Jennifer Caserta MCN Sneak Peek CMT's 'NASCAR: The Rise of American Speed' Premiering Sunday MCN Guest Blog, Deborah Lathen, Lathen Consulting Consumers Can't Afford Obama's Set-Top As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen Gone TV Goes Exploring 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 Updated: MCN Online Extra New Web Links From the May 2 Issue of 'MCN' News OPERATORS Moody's: Despite Cord-Cutting, Cable Expected to Grow Video Customers Slide, But Data, Phone Drives Mediacom Q1 Survey: Only One-Third of Broadband Subs Recommend Their Service CWA Files FCC Complaint Against Verizon Stringray Expands Deal With Comcast Dish Launches National Smartphone Repair Business NEXT TV Hulu, NBCU in Talks About Proposed OTT-TV Service Shomi Streams to Xbox One Survey: Teens Feel Addicted to Mobile Devices Watchwith Provides Context for Bloomberg's VidPlus POLICY Sens. Ask USDA to Boost Broadband Speed Benchmark House Judiciary Leaders Have Set-Top Issues CONTENT Vice Media, ESPN Enter Distribution, Production Pact TNT Tops Weekly Ratings Charts Comcast Sets Another 'Watchathon Week' Related: 'GoT' Takes Binge Crown During Comcast 'Watchathon' 'WWE Raw' Finishes as Social-Media Champ New Univision Ratings Deal Covers Digital PEOPLE El Rey Names Daniel Tibbets President and GM Arianna Huffington to Speak at INTX Rasmussen: Clinton, Trump in Dead Heat Nationally 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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