MCN Newswire: Liberty Global Probes 'Project Lightning' Rollout; House Dems Move to Block Privacy Rollback; Pai to Pass Lifeline Eligibility to the States

Multichannel Newswire   March 30, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Liberty Global Investigating 'Project Lightning' Rollout Figures Suspends four Virgin Media staffers amid probe into discovery that MSO may have overstated deployment progress READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The company originally reported Virgin Media has added 465,000 premises in the U.K. and Ireland, including 142,000 inactive premises expected to be connected in the first quarter, but a review in late February revealed a substantial number of those were misrepresented.   House Dems Launch Petition to Save Broadband Privacy Rules Suggest GOP is trying to sneak repeal past the pubic READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: In the longest of long shots, Democratic Reps. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) and Mike Capuano (D-Mass.) have started a whitehouse.gov petition calling on the president to veto the Congressional Review Act resolution that rolled back the FCC's opt-in privacy framework.   FCC's Ajit Pai to Eliminate Federal Eligibility Program for Lifeline Subsidies Chair says agency lacks authority, states should take lead READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: While he noted that the FCC will still include broadband in its Lifeline low-income subsidies program, Pai said he will return the eligibility portion of that program to the states, drawing fire from Democrats (see related story below).   More Top Stories       Pai Gets Pushback on Lifeline Eligibility Rollback Democratic Senators Introduce Muni Broadband Barriers Pre-emption Bill SaskTel Goes With Ericsson's MediaFirst Platform for New IPTV Offering Quickline Picks SeaChange for Multiscreen TV Service Samsung Preps Debut of New Gear VR Bundle Accedo, HTC Vive Team on Virtual Reality Initiative Starz Play, NBCU Cut a Deal BET President of Programming Stephen Hill Departing Univision Names Cable Vet Bobby Amirshahi SVP of Communications NPR's 'All Things Considered' Considered National Treasure more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: AMC's 'The Son' Premieres April 8 MCN Hot Spot: National Geographic Channel's 'Genius' Premieres April 25 MCN Slideshow: Freeze Frame Photos From the March 27 Issue MCN Guest Blog, Barry Tishgart: Extending a Bridge Across Platforms The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: AMC Working on Ad-Free OTT Service: Report   Events     Technology Leadership Awards April 24, 2017 | Westgate Resort & Casino | Las Vegas, NV Learn More VIDWeek June 12-16, 2017 Learn More The Programmatic Summit June 12-13 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More Next TV Summit June 14, 2017 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More Emerging Video Technologies June 15, 2017 | Convene Conference Center, NYC Learn More Next Wave Of Leaders June 16, 2017 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More The Digital Media Tech Leadership Summit June 20-21, 2017 | Tampa Airport Marriott, FL Learn More more events »   Jobs     News Director Arizona Public Media – Tucson, AZ, United States   EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, VIDEO PROMOTION Arizona State University – Phoenix, AZ, United States   Video Specialist Central Intelligence Agency – Washington, DC, United States   Real-Time Editor The E.W. Scripps Company – AZ, 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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