MCN Newswire: Pay TV's Quiet Q3; Malone Talks Up ESPN Spinoff; FCC Targets DirecTV Now

Multichannel Newswire   Nov. 11, 2016      Today's Top Stories       Traditional Pay TV Lost 455K Net Subs in Q3: Analyst Net sub loss relatively flat at 1.3% year-over-year READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Despite the "bombast" over DirecTV Now, to launch later this month, and Hulu's virtual MVPD service coming in Q1 2017, the third quarter was otherwise "relatively quiet," Moffett wrote in his Q3 2016 Cord-Cutting Monitor report.   Malone: Disney Could Spin Off ESPN Liberty chief speculates on deal climate in CNBC appearance READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Disney has been under sharp criticism as its ESPN subscriber base has plunged in the past few years, with those losses mounting as Nielsen estimated monthly customer declines doubled to more than 600,000 subscribers in October.   FCC Takes Aim at DirecTV Now Says AT&T's combination of zero-rating app and sponsored data may be anti-competitive READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The FCC has been vetting usage-based pricing and zero-rating services under its Open Internet general conduct standard, but with an incoming Republican administration, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler will have to hit the accelerator on any planned actions.   More Top Stories       Q3 Video Losses Improve at Altice USA Charter Expands Reach of Robocall Blocker Dolan Family Ventures Launches Data and Analytics Company Harmonic Cable Edge Business Slumps in Q3 as MSOs Pivot Iger: We're More Bullish on ESPN Sub Base Related: ESPN Drives Disney Q4 Declines DirecTV Now to Sell Starz PlayStation 4 Goes 'Pro' In Battleground States, Clinton Outspent Trump by 9-to-1 in Local Cable Roger Keating Named Hearst TV Chief Strategy Officer more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Amazon's 'Red Oaks' Season 2 Premieres Today MCN Original Video: One Question for ... Actress Jill Wagner of Starz's 'Handcrafted America' MCN Hot Spot: Audience Network's 'Religion of Sports' Premieres Nov. 15 MCN Slideshow: Freeze Frame Photos From the Nov. 7 Issue The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Daydream View Reviews Roll In MCN Guest Blog, Edward Bleier: One Share, One Vote Is Fair   Events     The Diversity Discussion December 5, 2016 |Convene Conference Center | New York, NY Learn More more events »   Jobs     Senior Producer/Director Mississippi Public Broadcasting – Jackson, MS, United States   Associate Producer/Director South Carolina Public Radio – Columbia, SC, United States   Associate Director, Media Relations, UCLA External Affairs University of California, Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA, United States   Public Media Broadcast Specialist - Host ATC South Dakota Public Broadcasting – Vermillion, SD, 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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