MCN Newswire: Altice Halfway Toward Cost-Cutting Goals; Verizon Zero-Rates Fios TV Mobile App Data; Dish Says Hearst Wants to Double Retrans Fees

Multichannel Newswire   March 10, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Altice USA Closer to Cost-Cutting Goal Dexter Goei says operator is 'turning the screws' READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The Altice USA CEO told analysts Thursday that it has reached the halfway point in achieving what some analysts earlier believed was an overly ambitious cost-cutting target of $900 million.   Verizon Zero-Rates Fios Mobile App Data TV Everywhere app delivers 140-plus live channels, access to VOD library, DVR recordings READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Verizon said Fios TV subs can now watch live TV and on-demand content, and access DVR recordings, via the TVE app without eating into their data plans if they also get mobile phone service from the carrier.   Dish Says Hearst Refuses to Negotiate in Retrans Battle Programming chief Warren Schlichting says satcaster willing to go back to table READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: In a video message to Dish subscribers, Schlichting said Hearst's last offer, made on March 1, would double the price of its channels, making it the highest paid local broadcaster in Dish's lineup.   More Top Stories       Powell: Cable Is Still in Powerful Place FCC's Pai Launches Investigation Into AT&T 911 Outage Layer3 TV Opens TV Everywhere Authentication Sling TV Offers Paid Access to Cloud DVR Beta Charter's Big Business Unit Scores Stadium Deal Report: Fox News Settles Sexual Assault Case comScore Drills Down Into Connected Devices FilmStruck Does Android TV Freeform Plots Binge Release of 'Famous in Love' 'Game of Thrones' Restarts July 16 more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Crackle's 'Snatch' Premieres March 16 MCN Hot Spot: Starz's 'American Gods' Premieres April 30 The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Syncbak Touts OTT Milestone Event News: NCTA Takes Wraps Off 'The Near Future' ACA Summit: McMorris Rogers Slated to Speak at Policy Conference   Events     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     Research Director WKMG-TV – Orlando, FL, United States   Lecturer, The Media School (Broadcast Journalism) Indiana University – IN, United States   SR MANAGER BROADCAST OPERATIONS University of Missouri - St. Louis   Inside Energy Reporter WyomingPBS – Laramie, WY, 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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