MCN Newswire: Amid High Sub Losses, Charter Sees Unit Growth; Xfinity Mobile Open for Business; BAMTech CTO Outlines OTT's Risk of Churn

Multichannel Newswire   May 18, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Rutledge: Charter Turning Corner on Unit Growth Charter chief says TWC offered 'Turkish bazaar' of video promotions READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Heavy promotions at former Time Warner Cable systems were the main culprit in Charter Communications's disappointing first-quarter loss of 100,000 basic-video customers, CEO Tom Rutledge said.   Xfinity Mobile Open for Business Comcast starts selling mobile product in-footprint to its high-speed internet customers READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Following an employee trial, the MSO this week launched online sales of the service, which will lean on Comcast's MVNO agreement with Verizon Communications as well as its own WiFi hotspots.   BAMTech CTO: OTT Providers 'Have to Produce Every Day' Joe Inzerillo says there are key differences between pure-play OTT, TV Everywhere services READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Pure-play OTT services and authenticated TVE Everywhere offerings share a lot technologies but are, at their core, very different animals, as OTT providers must survive the risk of churn.   More Top Stories       Comcast Flips Switch on Another Xfinity Home Partner RDK Stokes Global Growth House Dems Diss Title II Rollback on Eve of FCC Vote NCTA Places 'WaPo' Ad Committing to Open Internet Epix Sparks App for Fire TV Devices Upfronts 2017: Turner Shows New Content, Ad Results Syfy Offers '12 Monkeys' by the Barrel in 'Binge-able' Weekend Release YouTube Bringing 360-Degree Video to the Big Screen Google CE Partners to Debut Standalone VR Headsets in 2017 D.C. Reacts to David Redl's NTIA Nomination more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Hulu's 'Casual' Season Three Premieres May 23 MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's 'House of Cards' Season Five Premieres May 30 Capital Letters, John Eggerton: Title II Advocates Look to 'Ajit-Tate' FCC Chair On the Money, Mike Farrell: Verizon Backs Off VidWeek Update: Next TV Founders on the Rise to Be Honored June 15   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     Morning Edition Host / Senior News Producer New England Public Radio – Springfield, MA, United States   Multimedia Producer, Education Wisconsin Public Television – Madison, WI, United States   Executive Producer of Television WGBH – Boston, MA, United States   On-Camera Multimedia Journalist Gray Television, Inc. – Washington DC, DC, 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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