MCN Newswire: Hulu CTO Offers Inside Look at Live TV; Canada's Bell Offers Streaming TV Service; Cable Programmer Sub Losses Continue

Multichannel Newswire   May 16, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Hulu's Aim: Modernizing the TV Experience CTO Tian Lim says metadata reconciliation among challenges of integrating SVOD with live TV READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Lim, who was at Sony when it began putting together PlayStation Vue, said interfacing the metadata universe of Hulu's SVOD service with that of the live TV offering "was remarkably hard in ways that we just didn't expect."   Canada's Bell Streams Out Set-Top-Free Pay TV Option App-based 'Alt TV' service starts at $14.95 per month, supports browsers, mobile, Apple TV boxes   READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Fibe Alt TV, available to Bell's broadband subscribers, offers up to 500 channels in the home via iOS and Android mobile devices, fourth-gen Apple TV boxes and Web browsers.   Nets Hope Virtual Ops Can Stem Losses Early signs suggest OTT outlets will provide much-needed subscriber relief READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: As if there were any lingering doubts, the two largest cable-network groups -- Disney and Fox -- confirmed that cord-cutting is real, pay TV subscribers are declining at a faster pace than expected and content providers aren't really sure what to do about it.   More Top Stories       WOW Sporting New Logo Cable Onda Broadens Deal With TiVo Cable's Dense Infrastructure Suited for 5G Small Cell Networks: Analyst Arris Returns Serve Against Sony NBCU Looks to Pin Down Viewers During WWE 'SmackDown' Breaks Upfronts 2017: Fox Announces Moves to Increase Ad Effectiveness Abruzzese's Guide to the Upfronts Discovery Invests in WinView ESPN Tweaks SportsCenter on Digital, TV Travel Channel to Cook Up More 'Man v. Food' more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Sneak Peek: Starz's 'Power' Season 4 Premieres June 25 MCN Slideshow: Freeze Frame Photos From the May 15 Issue The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Study Finds Consumers Place Most Trust in Friends for Movie, TV Recommendations Capital Letters, John Eggerton: Pai Reads Mean Tweets MCN Guest Blog, Roger Cooke: Title II: The Internet's Commercial Firewall   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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