MCN Newswire: ACA's Polka Says Cable Business Is Failing; Report Says TV Ads Still Outperform Digital; Plex Adds Live TV

Multichannel Newswire   June 2, 2017     Today's Top Stories       ACA's Polka: Cable Side of Business Is Failing Cites high programming costs, calls cord-cutting the 'video issue of our time' READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: In an interview for an upcoming episode of C-SPAN's "Communicators" series, ACA president/CEO Matt Polka said programming costs make it "very, very difficult" for some operators to break even on their cable business, while Mediacom SVP Thomas Larsen said that, as a money-maker, cable is the MSO's "worst product." .   Despite Cord-Cutting, Time-Shifting, TV Ads Still Yield Best ROI: Report Turner-Horizon Media study finds lift exceeds that of paid search, online display ads READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The study comes amid an upfront season in which networks bashed digital advertising for issues including viewability, bot fraud and ads landing near content that isn't brand-safe..   Plex Flexes Live TV Muscles Adds free broadcast channel support for Plex Pass subscribers READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The OTT service, which works with a wide range of digital over-the-air TV antennas and tuners, is now capable of integrating local HD broadcast channels that can be played back on iOS and Android TV devices.   More Top Stories       Iger Resigns From Trump Advisory Board Sling TV Gets a Grid Guide A+E Networks Acquires NBCU's Stake in German Joint Venture Fox Networks Group Bringing Showtime to Markets in Southeast Asia Pew: Top Cable News Networks See 55% Audience Boost Fox News Channel Signs Martha MacCallum to Long-Term Deal Pluto TV Lands Indie Films, Documentaries via Gravitas Ventures Deal Syfy's 'Sharknado 5: Global Swarming' Set for Aug. 6 Debut MTV to Reboot 'Cribs,' 'Girl Code' on Snapchat Pai Proposes Granting OneWeb Broadband Service Access more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Review: Showtime's 'I'm Dying Up Here,' Premiering Sunday, Paints Often-Dark Picture of Stand-up Scene MCN Hot Spot: Disney Channel's 'Descendants 2' Premieres This Summer MCN Hot Spot: HBO's 'The Deuce' Premieres Sept. 10 As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen: Pai Pushes FCC Agenda at FSF Telecom Policy Conference The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Comcast Starts to Deploy 4K/HDR X1 Box   Events     VIDWeek June 12-16, 2017 Learn More The Programmatic Summit June 12-13 | 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     MaintenanceTechnician WHDH-TV – Boston, MA, United States   Senior Vice President, Television Content Corporation for Public Broadcasting – Washington, DC, United States   Temporary Instructor/Digital Cinema Southern Oregon University – Ashland, OR, United States   Producer-Editor, Olympic Channel NBC Sports Group – Stamford, CT, 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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