MCN Newswire: Time Warner Shareholders OK AT&T Deal; Apple in Pursuit of Video to Bolster Music Service; Mediacom Joins Huntsville's 1-Gig Race

Multichannel Newswire   Feb. 16, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Time Warner Shareholders Approve AT&T Merger Programmer targets year-end date for closing the deal READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: With the shareholder vote out of the way, people familiar with both companies believe the deal could be completed as soon as the early part of the fourth quarter.   Apple to Use Original TV Series to Pump Subscription Music Business Will use reality series such as 'Planet of the Apps' to differentiate Apple Music READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Apple is developing an originals slate peppered with celebrities as it pursues a content strategy centered around its subscription service, which continues to grapple with rival music streamer Spotify.   Mediacom Broadens 1-Gig Reach Launches DOCSIS 3.1-based services in Huntsville, Ala. READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Huntsville, in northern Alabama, continues to be a gigabit hotbed, with Comcast also announcing plans this week to offer D3.1-based 1-Gig broadband there later this year, while AT&T offers some fiber-based gigabit services and a local utility has teamed up with Google Fiber.   More Top Stories       Cable TV Pioneer George 'Mike' Welch Dies Comcast Accounting Chief to Retire Cable Ops Have ATSC 3.0 Questions DirecTV, ESPN Wrap National Rollout of Set-Top Box App Reports: Verizon Revises Yahoo Deal by $250M Discovery Puts Numbers on Direct-to-Consumer Business Sling TV to Offer Free HBO Preview NBC Slates Documentary on Gender and Sports comScore Mobile Measures Get Accreditation From MRC INCOMPAS: FCC Should Close Competitive Divide more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: SundanceTV's 'Hap & Leonard' Season 2 Premieres March 15 MCN Hot Spot: Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale' Premieres April 26 As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen: Rural Broadband, Restoring FCC to 5 Members Top Walden's Agenda MCN Guest Blog, Randolph May and Seth Cooper: Reforming the FCC's Video Competition Policy The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: TiVo, Philips Head Back to the Future   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     Executive Producer WBNS 10TV – Columbus, Other / Non-US, United States   Digital Fundraising Manager KLRU-TV – AUSTIN, TX, United States   Web Marketing/Photography Commonwealth Motors – Lawrence, MA, United States   Studio/Media Asset Engineer UNC-TV – RTP, NC, 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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