MCN Newswire: DirecTV Now: $35/Month; Reed Hastings on AT&T-TW; Byron Allen's Charter Suit Proceeds

Multichannel Newswire   Oct. 26, 2016      Today's Top Stories       DirecTV Now to Cost $35 Per Month OTT TV service to feature 100-plus 'premium' networks, factor in mobile streaming costs, AT&T CEO says READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: DirecTV Now will be able to get to that price point with an app-based approach that doesn't require a satellite dish, expensive truck rolls or set-tops, company president/CEO Randall Stephenson said.   Netflix CEO Offers Conditional Praise to AT&T-TW Deal Reed Hastings OK with merger as long as Netflix traffic is treated equally READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The exec's concerns seem tied to wariness that AT&T might try to zero-rate content from Time Warner's content stable, such as OTT SVOD rival HBO.   Judge Lets Byron Allen Discrimination Suit vs. Charter Proceed Denies MSO's motion to dismiss programmer's amended complaint READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: U.S. District Judge George H. Wu said Charter had not "to this point" convinced the court to dismiss the complaint, which claims racial discrimination under the Civil Rights Act and seeks $10 billion in compensation.   More Top Stories       Comcast's Watchable Launches Two More Exclusives Spectrum Reverse Auction Restarts Nov. 1 Time Warner Stock Dips 3% as Regulatory Fears Mount Sen. Grassley Promises 'Robust' AT&T-Time Warner Review FS1 Repeats as Most Watched Cable Network in Primetime 'The Walking Dead' Season Premiere Slays 17 Million Viewers Nielsen Reports Lower Third-Quarter Earnings NBC Olympics' Bell: 'Shocked' to Find Digital Just 3% of Summer Games Viewing The CW Goes Multiplatform With Tough Mudder Startup Brings Vision to Video Cloud's 'Blind Spot' more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       Sponsored Content: Living at the Intersection of Technology and Service MCN Hot Spot: Amazon's 'Good Girls Revolt' Premieres Friday MCN Hot Spot: Freeform's 'Beyond' Premieres Jan. 2 The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: DirecTV Now Coming in November MCN Guest Blog, Christopher Schouten: How to Avoid the High Costs of Piracy   Events     The Diversity Discussion December 5, 2016 |Convene Conference Center | New York, NY Learn More more events »   Jobs     Television Production Manager/Producer WKU Public Broadcasting – Bowling Green, KY, United States   OAP Department Operations Producer Discovery Communications – Miami, FL, United States   Supervising Producer Discovery Communications – Silver Spring, MD, United States   SVP - Digital Syndication Discovery Communications – New York, NY, United States   more jobs » News Blogs Events Images Tech   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2016 NewBay Media, LLC

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