MCN Newswire: HBO Now Tops 2M Subscribers; OTT Churn Holding Steady; House Waiting for FCC Action on Net Neutrality

Multichannel Newswire   Feb. 9, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Bewkes: HBO Now Tops 2M OTT Subscribers Turner also has about the same, via virtual MVPDs READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The HBO Now numbers are more than double the 800,000 subs the programmer reported a year ago, Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes said on the company's fourth-quarter earnings call.   OTT Video Churn Steady at 19%: Study Netflix, Amazon, Hulu manage to reduce cancellations READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: About one-in-five homes cancelled an OTT service within the past 12 months, about the same rate as at the end of 2015, according to Parks Associates, which attributed some of the churn to customer experimentation.   Blackburn: Let FCC Make First Move on Net Neutrality Says Congress can then step in to establish some principles, definitions READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: House Communications Subcommittee chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said Wednesday that Congress will have an opportunity to "make sure we don't end up in the situation again where we had agency overreach and an agency that decides they want to go off script."   More Top Stories       CNN Helps Fuel Time Warner Results Nielsen: Shows With African-American Stars, Storylines Draw Broad Audiences Discovery, Lionsgate Team on Series Set in Vietnam War Hulu Tacks on VR Features Epix Heads to Apple TV Videology Sees Increase in Advanced Ad Spending Verizon Launches 'Digital Security Pro' Craig Barratt Resurfaces as CEO of Google-Backed Barefoot Networks Vimeo Taps Michael Concannon as CTO Jaunt Hires Jean-Paul Colaco as Chief Revenue Officer more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Amazon's 'Catastrophe' Premieres April 28 MCN Hot Spot: Showtime's 'Billions' Season 2 Premieres Feb. 19 MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's 'Stranger Things' Season 2 Premieres Oct. 31 Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead: Why Lifetime Is Kicking It With Women's Soccer CableLabs Winter Conference: Xogo Wins Innovation Showcase   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     Associate Producer UNC-TV – RTP, NC, United States   RADIO AND TELEVISION PLEDGE PRODUCER FRIENDS OF WLRN, INC. – Miami, FL, United States   OPB seeks a Video Producer/Writer OPB – Portland, OR, United States   Associate Director of Publicity, Trade Scholastic – New York, NY, 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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