MCN Newswire: Appetized: TV's Transformation Underway; Wheeler Dealer on Set-Tops; Liberman's Comcast Complaint Dismissed

Top Stories - Aug. 29, 2016 Cover Story: Why TV Is Going to the Apps Digital apps, born on mobile phones and nurtured by a nation of finger-tapping millennials, are about to change TV.  more WHY THIS MATTERS: The transformation is already underway, and with the proliferation of smart TVs, MVPDs will look to deliver their entire TV and Internet product suites through their own apps, virtually eliminating the need for set-top boxes. Wheeler Could Be a Dealer on Set-Tops FCC chairman Tom Wheeler may have shifted the agency's position on new set-top box rules as he works toward an order he has said he plans to put to a vote by year-end. more WHY THIS MATTERS: FCC staff discussions suggest Wheeler could be moving toward allowing programming from third parties to remain under the control of an MVPD's app, according to ex parte conversations with Hollywood studios. FCC Denies Liberman Program Carriage Complaint Against Comcast The FCC's Media Bureau has dismissed a program carriage complaint against Comcast filed by Liberman Broadcasting, saying its retrans issues with Comcast did not equate to program carriage under the FCC rules so Liberman did not have standing to bring the complaint. more WHY THIS MATTERS: Liberman, parent of Spanish-language network Estrella TV, filed the complaint last April following a contentious carriage impasse during which Liberman was trying to upgrade from must-carry to retransmission-consent status. Video/Blogs/Events MCN Original Video One Question for ... OWN President Erik Logan Related: Oprah Writing the Script for OWN's Drama Push From 'Through the Wire' in the Aug. 29 Issue Related: MCN Hot Spot OWN's 'Queen Sugar' Premieres Sept. 6 MCN Hot Spot Netflix's 'Narcos' Season 2 Premieres Sept. 2 MCN Hot Spot BBC America's 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' Premieres Oct. 22 MCN Guest Blog, Chad Dunavant, CSG Systems Cable and OTT: Friends With Benefits? MCN Guest Blog, Dan Taitz, Penthera Partners The Next Big Thing in Video Streaming Is: Not Streaming MCN Online Extra Web Links From the Aug. 29 Issue News OPERATORS Nielsen: U.S. Added 2M TV Households, to 118.4 Million AT&T, HBO Strike Multiplatform Distribution Pact Mediacom Promotes Three Alphabet to Cut Google Fiber Staff in Half: Report AT&T Calls FCC E-Rate NAL Rulemaking by Enforcement Pro-Zero Rating Comments Flood FCC CONTENT With Dauman Out, Viacom Weighs Next Steps Revolt CEO Keith Clinkscales Leaves Company Fox Sports Go Streams to Apple TV TECHNOLOGY Mediamorph Lands $21M 'C' Round nbn Lowers HFC Goals Event Updates 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 Broadcast Operations Technician II Hughes – Cheyenne, WY, United States HokieVision Broadcast Specialist/Producer Virginia Tech – Blacksburg, VA, United States Maintenance Technician WHDH-TV – Boston, MA, United States Broadcast Engineering Technician Hughes – Cheyenne, WY, United States See all career listings here.   ©2016 NewBay Media, LLC

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