MCN Newswire: Drahi Says U.S. Cable Has More Potential; Comcast Optimistic About Xfinity Mobile; Verizon's McAdam Hints at OTT

Multichannel Newswire   May 24, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Drahi: Cablevision Buy Was a Good Move Altice chief says potential for U.S. cable is bigger than he imagined READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Over the course of two days at Altice USA headquarters,  Altice chairman Patrick Drahi and other top executives provided an overview of its U.S. businesses, pointing to opportunities in advanced advertising through its cable systems and data analytics firms like Teads and Audience Partners; potential expansion of its news networks; and its plan to build a state of the art fiber-to-the-home network via its "Generation Gigaspeed" project.   It's Early, But Comcast Optimistic About Xfinity Mobile New service still poised to lower churn, become profitable part of the business, CFO says READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The service, which is being offered to Comcast's high-speed Internet subs, will take advantage of the company's 29 million customer relationships, senior EVP and CFO Michael Cavanagh said, adding, "We'll do everything we can to leverage our existing business and assets, but we're going to walk before we run and learn as we go."   Verizon CEO Drops OTT Hints Says AOL, Yahoo deals fit into platform strategy for over-the-top READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Verizon, which recently retooled its free, ad-based OTT service, go90, is reportedly working on a national OTT TV service that would feature "dozens" of channels, a move that would put the telco in the virtual MVPD category alongside Sling TV, DirecTV Now, fuboTV, PlayStation Vue, Hulu and YouTube TV.   More Top Stories       Altice Unveils New Global Brand, Logo Altice USA Looks to Expand Content Reach Mediacom Boots Up 1-Gig Broadband in Illinois Google Fiber Starts Sign Ups in Huntsville Net-Neutrality Group Hits Comcast for 'Censorship' FCC Releases Text of Title II Rollback NPRM FCC Proposes Cutting Budget, Staff Amazon Channels Tunes in the U.K., Germany and Austria Poker Central Bets on OTT TNT Scores Weekly Primetime Ratings Win more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Sneak Peek: Starz's 'Power' Season 4 Premieres June 25 MCN Hot Spot: TNT's 'Will' Premieres July 10 The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Global Gigabit Growth MCN Guest Blog, Liz Janneman: Pay TV's Day of Reckoning Arrives MCN Guest Blog, Nick Troiano: The Future of Television Is Now   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     SeniorTechnical Support Manger - Broadcast Operations Center Akamai Technologies, Inc. – Cambridge, MA, United States   Senior Executive Assistant & Board Liaison UNC-TV – RTP, NC, United States   Morning Edition Host / Senior News Producer New England Public Radio – Springfield, MA, United States   Multimedia Producer, Education Wisconsin Public Television – Madison, WI, 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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