MCN Newswire: Altice Open to MVNO Deal; Cord-Cutting Pace Quickens; Verizon to Buy Straight Path

Multichannel Newswire   May 12, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Goei: Altice USA Open to MVNO Deal Cable chief says will take time to evaluate mobile options READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: With its larger U.S. competitors joining forces to offer a wireless product, Altice USA would be open to paring up with a wireless carrier to offer service, most likely through a Mobile Virtual Network Operator agreement, CEO Dexter Goei said.   Study Illustrates Quickened Pace of Cord-Cutting More than half of consumers who have cut the cord did so in the past two years, TDG says READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: About one-third have cancelled traditional pay TV in favor of other outlets, such as over-the-top and over-the-air, The Diffusion Group found in a survey of 1,993 adult broadband users.   Verizon Outbids AT&T for Straight Path Straight Path holds spectrum expected to play big role in 5G deployments READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The definitive agreement means that Verizon was successful in outbidding AT&T for Straight Path, a company with 39-GHz and 28-GHz millimeter wave spectrum that has increased in value as it becomes prime real estate for new 5G services.   More Top Stories       Former Google Fiber Exec Heads to Frontier Linksys Rolls DOCSIS 3.0/WiFi Router Combo Survey: Majority Disfavor Utility Model for Internet Regulations FCC's Clyburn Calls for Pushback on Title II Rollback Petition Circulated Seeking FCC Info on DDoS Attack fuboTV Adds TV Everywhere to Streaming Slate NFL to Produce Live Show for Twitter comScore Unveils OTT Measurement Service Syfy Gets Makeover as It Marks 25th Anniversary Oxygen Greenlights Eight Series Amid Transition to Crime Genre more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's 'Master of None' Season 2 Premieres Today MCN Hot Spot: Disney Channel's 'Descendants 2' Premieres This Summer MCN Original Video: Charles Barkley Discusses His New TNT Series, 'American Race' Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead: Sir Charles: Lots of Opinions, No Time to Tweet MCN Guest Blog, Sen. Roger Wicker: Time for Congress to Act on Net Neutrality   Events     VIDWeek June 12-16, 2017 Learn More The Programmatic Summit June 12-13 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More Social TV Conference June 12, 2017 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More Next TV Summit 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     Senior Real Time Editor The E.W. Scripps Company – AZ, United States   Executive Director/CEO PBS North Coast (KEET-TV) – Eureka, CA, United States   Writer/Producer/Editor GSN – Santa Monica, CA, United States   Creative Services Director KCCI-TV – Des Moines, IA, 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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