MCN Newswire: DOJ Sues AT&T-DirecTV; Bewkes: AT&T-TW Too Focused to Fail; Shaw to Deploy X1 Set-Top by Year End

Multichannel Newswire   Nov. 3, 2016      Today's Top Stories       DOJ Sues AT&T-DirecTV Over Dodgers Non-Carriage Deal Calls it ringleader of unlawful info sharing with Cox, Charter; AT&T will fight in court READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Just as AT&T prepares to try to get its Time Warner merger through the Justice Department, DOJ said Wednesday the satellite-TV service had "exchanged competitively-sensitive information with Cox, Charter and AT&T" during those companies' Dodgers channel carriage negotiations that became a material factor in the companies' decisions not to carry the channel.   Bewkes: We're Focusing on the Deal Time Warner chief deflects questions on what happens if AT&T deal fails READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: With politicians and regulators expressing concerns about the combined company's size, Time Warner's stock has traded as much as 20% under the AT&T offering price of $107.50 per share since the announcement, signaling investors also believe approval could be difficult.   Shaw 'On Track' for Full-Footprint Rollout of X1 Expects to deploy X1 set-tops in at least one market by end of year READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The X1 rollout is one of three initiatives -- along with a DOCSIS 3.1 deployment to enable gigabit Internet service and an LTE buildout in its large and midsized markets -- that are tied to $1.3 billion in capital spending Shaw is releasing for its 2017 fiscal year.   More Top Stories       Cable Hall of Fame Names 2017 Class Wheeler to Hill: Quest for Set-Top Vote Continues Time Warner Beats Estimates Cable Performs for Fox Fox News Channel's Tim Carry Steps Down as EVP of Distribution No October Ratings Surprise: Cable News Nets Dominate Monthly Ratings Charts FilmStruck Sign-Ups Resume Arris Taps Dan Whalen to Head Network and Cloud Unit Sling TV Adds Cheddar, TheBlaze, Sling Kids VOD Channel Tegna Seeks OTT Ad-Vantage more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Amazon's 'The Grand Tour' Premieres Nov. 18 MCN Hot Spot: Nickelodeon Original Movie 'Legends of the Hidden Temple' Premieres Nov. 26 MCN Slideshow: Freeze Frame Photos From the Oct. 31 Issue The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Lynch: Sling TV Will Continue to Steer Clear of Big Bundles As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen: Digital Divide Persists, Largely Due to Price, NTIA Finds   Events     The Diversity Discussion December 5, 2016 |Convene Conference Center | New York, NY Learn More more events »   Jobs     Financial Operations Manager UNC-TV – RTP, NC, United States   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   more jobs » News Blogs Events Images Tech   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2016 NewBay Media, LLC

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