MCN Newswire: Charter Hit With Univision Blackout and a Broadband Speed Suit; Comcast-Roku App Shouldn't Worry Set-Top Market

Multichannel Newswire   Feb. 2, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Univision Goes Dark to Charter Customers Carriage fee impasse forces Spanish-language broadcaster to pull signal READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Univision sued Charter in July over what it said was the cable operator's refusal to pay it the fees the programmer believes it was contracted to receive, with Charter's legacy systems instead paying the lower rates Univision had negotiated with Time Warner Cable.   Suit Targets Charter Over Slow Broadband Speeds in Former TWC New York Systems Charter says it has made 'substantial investments' in those properties READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's lawsuit alleges that Spectrum-TWC conducted "a deliberate scheme to defraud and mislead New Yorkers by promising Internet service that they knew they could not deliver."   Analyst to Arris Investors: Relax About Comcast's Roku App Says set-top box market challenges offset by deployment of new IP gateways READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: While the model to be employed by Comcast for Roku devices allows customers to get almost the full pay TV experience on Roku boxes bought at retail, it doesn't seem to reflect a massive near-term shift in how the market functions today.   More Top Stories       Google Fiber Rolls Into Raleigh Verizon Wraps Deal for XO's Fiber Business Spectrum Auction Cracks $19 Billion Viacom Moves CMT, TV Land to Global Entertainment Group NBCU Shuts Down Cloo Network Oxygen to Rebrand as True Crime Channel A&E Extends 'Live PD' Season SNY to Live-Stream New York Mets Games Cook: Apple 'Pleased' With Progress of TV Platform Global Video Entertainment Spending Up 3%: Futuresource more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Disney XD's Black History Month Interstitial MCN Hot Spot: Showtime's 'Billions' Season 2 Premieres Feb. 19 On the Money, Mike Farrell: Why Tidy Up If No One's Coming Over? The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Facebook Tuning Up TV Strategy: Report Numbers: Facebook Daily Active Users Hit 1.23B   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     Studio/Media Asset Engineer UNC-TV – RTP, NC, United States   Marketing Communications Specialist UNC-TV – RTP, NC, United States   EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, VIDEO PROMOTION Arizona State University – Phoenix, AZ, United States   Sales Director Layer3 TV – Chicago, CO, 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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