MCN Newswire: Cox Preps a New OTT Service; Washington State Goes After Comcast; Nokia Buy Bolsters CCAP Market

Top Stories - Aug. 2, 2016 Cox Preps New Subscription-Based OTT Service Cox Communications confirmed that it is preparing to launch Glosi, a Hispanic-focused subscription video streaming service that will feature "thousands of hours of exclusive content and original programming."  more WHY THIS MATTERS: Cox is the latest MVPD to try its hand at an OTT-delivered SVOD service focused on Spanish-language programming, with Glosi representing its latest OTT-focused move, after trying and shutting down two "Flare"-branded services. Washington State Sues Comcast Over Service, Credit Practices Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against Comcast seeking potentially more than $100 million, alleging the cable company "illegally deceived" customers to "pad the bottom line by tens of millions of dollars." more WHY THIS MATTERS: Ferguson's suit charges Washington's dominant cable provider with almost 2 million individual violations of the state's Consumer Protection Act, including misrepresenting its Service Protection Plan and "Comcast Guarantee," charging customers for calls it indicated were free and using improper credit-screening practices. Nokia Closes Gainspeed Buy Nokia said it has wrapped up its acquisition of Gainspeed, a startup that has specialized in the development of a "virtual" Converged Cable Access Platform. more WHY THIS MATTERS: The deal gives Nokia a CCAP product that will enable it to compete in the next-gen cable-access market against suppliers such as Arris, Cisco Systems, Casa Systems, Huawei and Harmonic, a move that has drawn the praise of several high-level engineering execs at Top 10 MSOs. Sponsored by Harmonic VOS™ Cloud Offerings: Bringing Simplicity, Efficiency and Agility The growing consumer demand for multiscreen video is changing the way in which content and service providers approach video delivery. more Video/Blogs/Events MCN Hot Spot First Look at Starz's 'American Gods,' Premiering in 2017 MCN Hot Spot National Geographic Channel's Trailer for 'Mars,' Premiering in November MCN Hot Spot Netflix's Animated Series 'Beat Bugs' Premieres This Month MCN Hot Spot Disney XD's 'Star Wars Rebels' Season 3 Premieres This Fall As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen Futurists' Visions Augur Business, Social Directions MCN Guest Blog, Dave Fraser, Devicescape Hybrid WiFi-Cellular Service Is the Future News OPERATORS Comcast Business Links Up With Atlanta Braves Verizon Deals for Fleetmatics PEOPLE Redstone Cases Going to Court in October Weather Channel's Schwartz Dies After Battle With Cancer CONTENT Nielsen Sees Nets Losing 2.7% of Subs FS1 Schedules Skip Bayless Daytime Show Debut for Sept. 6 Republican, Democratic Conventions Draw More Than 50 Million Viewers Related: Clinton Gets Post Convention Bump CNN to Host Libertarian Town Hall Pence Signals Journalist Ban Could Loosen MCN's Complete Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Campaign #TCA16 TV One Sets Two Original Films Starz CEO Chris Albrecht Muses on 'Wild' TV Changes Starz Sets New Development Slate Starz, 50 Cent Developing Superhero-Themed Series Starz Renews 'The Girlfriend Experience' Bookmark This: MCN's Ongoing Coverage of #TCA16 NEXT TV Hulu Scores Exclusive Off-Network Streaming Rights to 'Homeland' Ad-Blocking Browser Prepped for September Launch 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 Newscast Director The E.W. Scripps Company – CO, United States Broadcast Operations Technician III Hughes – Cheyenne, WY, United States Broadcast Engineer-Transmitter Vermont Public Radio – Colchester, VT, United States See all career listings here.   ©2016 NewBay Media, LLC

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