MCN Newswire: Viewer Watch 2017; New Blackouts for a New Year; CES Gets Urge to Converge

Multichannel Newswire   Jan. 3, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Looking Ahead to 2017 Viewing Digital video habits come of age READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: After years of complaints, excuses, technical hurdles and much hard negotiating, consumers will enter 2017 able to view a vast array of TV content available on just about every available digital platform and consumer-electronics device, with more to come in the next 12 months.   New Year, New Blackouts Cable One, Suddenlink lose channels as clock ticks past midnight READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Amid a flurry of year-end retrans and carriage negotiations, Cable One lost access to four local stations in Mississippi, while Suddenlink lost access to Morgan Murphy Media's ABC affiliate in Spokane and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. (Read more about year-end talks and deals below.)   The Urge to Converge at CES Cross-platform services, mixed-reality experiences, IoT and AI to dominate Las Vegas scene READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The ongoing migration toward converged services will be on display across all industries as businesses -- especially cable -- continue to tweak and optimize services that fit into shifting viewing practices as mobility becomes increasingly paramount.   More Top Stories       Hearst Stations Dark on DirecTV NBCU, Charter Extend Talks Cox Media, DirecTV Reach Retrans Deal Comcast, Fox Reach Carriage Deal Altice USA, AMC Networks Ink Carriage Agreement General Cable Pays $82.3 Million to Settle Bribe Charges 31% of U.S. Broadband Homes Have Multiple OTT Subscriptions HBO Moves Up Fisher-Reynolds Docu Premiere Judge Won't Stay VidAngel Injunction Trump Adds Wireless Entrepreneur to FCC Landing Team more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Freeform's 'Shadowhunters' Season 2 Trailer MCN Hot Spot: Showtime's 'Homeland' Season Six Premieres Jan. 15 The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Cable Moments in CES History MCN Guest Blog, David Mowrey: Cloud Video Trends to Watch in 2017 MCN Online Extra: Top 10 stories of 2016, C-SPAN's gallery of presidents and more links from the Jan. 2 issue   Events     Technology Leadership Summit March 8-9, 2017 | Crowne Plaza | Charlotte, NC Learn More Wonder Women March 23, 2017 | New York Hilton Midtown | New York, NY Learn More Advanced Advertising March 27, 2017 | Convene Conference Center | New York, NY Learn More Technology Leadership Awards April 24, 2017 | Westgate Resort & Casino | Las Vegas, NV Learn More more events »   Jobs     Lecturer, The Media School (Broadcast Journalism) Indiana University – IN, United States   Sr. Publicist Boston Symphony Orchestra – Boston, MA, United States   Broadcast Systems Operator Los Angeles Unified School District – Los Angeles, United States, United States   Race and Ethnicity Reporter (Senior Broadcast Specialist) WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio – Milwaukee, WI, United States   more jobs » News Blogs Events Images Tech   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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