MCN Newswire: NAB Fires Back at Dish Over Retrans Remarks; NBC Sets 4K Strategy for Rio Games; 11M UHD TVs in North American Homes by Year-End

Top Stories - May 27, 2016 NAB Bashes Dish in Retrans Retort The National Association of Broadcasters and Dish Network are donning spiked gloves as the FCC ponders how and whether to modify its definition of what constitutes bad-faith negotiations in retrans disputes.  more WHY THIS MATTERS: The NAB fired back at Dish Thursday, calling the operator the "ultimate regulatory profiteer" with a "sordid" history of bending laws and rules, after Dish had accused broadcasters of using their viewers as "sacrificial pawns" in negotiations. NBC Sets 4K Plans for Rio Olympics NBC Olympics said it will provide select coverage of the Rio Olympics in the eye-popping 4K format to its various cable, satellite and telco TV distribution partners. more WHY THIS MATTERS: NBC will provide distributors one event from the previous day's competition daily from August 6, the day following the opening ceremony, through August 22, the day after the Rio Games conclude, raising the bar on what the programmer provided during the 2014 Sochi Winter games. Related: 11M-Plus North American Homes Will Have UHD TVs by Year-End More than 11 million homes in North America will own a 4K/Ultra HD TV by the end of 2016, as prices fall and 1080p sets continue to fade from the marketplace, Strategy Analytics said. more WHY THIS MATTERS: Under the current rate of growth, one in eight homes in the region will have a UHD TV, the research firm said, while looking further ahead it expects all 40-inch or larger TVs sold in North America to be of the UHD variety. Video/Blogs/Events MCN Hot Spot Netflix's 'Bloodline' Premieres Friday Related: Bloodline Preview Netflix Raises Curtain on Season Two May 27 MCN Hot Spot History's 'Roots' Reboot Premieres Monday Related: LeVar Burton on the Relevance of 'Roots' Today Actor/EP Discusses History's Reboot in 2015 Interview With R. Thomas Umstead MCN Original Video One Question for ... UP's Charley Humbard MCN Slideshows: #INTX2016 Sunday, May 15 | Monday, May 16 | Tuesday, May 17 | Wednesday, May 18 The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Project Sansar's Next Step: LindenLabs Seeks VR Creators As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen Enhancing, Engaging and Expanding the Video Repertoire MCN Guest Blog, Paul Obsitnik, Juniper Networks How to Pivot and Win in Today's Changing Economy MCN Special Nominations Open: '40 Under 40' News OPERATORS Comcast Rolls Cloud DVR, More WiFi In Twin Cities Dish Launches $99 HopperGO NEXT TV Bravo, E!, Syfy Spark Apps on Apple TV Poker Central Lands Berth on PlayStation Vue Vimeo's VHX OTT Platform Offers In-App Subscriptions Fox Futurist: VR's Time Has Finally Arrived Modi Media Using Innovid to Measure OTT Campaigns PROGRAMMING Lionsgate Stock Soars on Strong Quarter TBS Taps Michael Bloom to Head Unscripted Series, Specials Weekend Reading: Q&A With New TCM Host Tiffany Vazquez TLC Sets Jamie Lynn Spears Special Logo to Premiere Two Documentaries This Summer POLICY Senate Judiciary Holds Over ECPA Update TPI: FCC Should Reconsider Unbalanced Privacy Regime Senate Bill Targets Global Government Surveillance 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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