MCN Newswire: DirecTV Now Doubles Local Feeds; Analyst Amps Up Advanced Ad Projections; Fox Sports Dismisses Horowitz

Multichannel Newswire   July 5, 2017     Today's Top Stories       DirecTV Now Set to Add More Local Feeds From ABC, NBC, Fox Service poised to provide live local coverage to almost 70% of U.S. TV homes READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The additions more than double the number of live locals the service had when it launched last November.   Analyst Doubles Down on Advanced Advertising Credit Suisse's Omar Sheikh sees better targeting generating TV revenue growth READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: In a report released Wednesday, Sheikh pegged the growth rate at 12% to 48%.   Jamie Horowitz Out at Fox Sports Exec headed national networks since 2015 READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Horowitz's dismissal came less than a week after 21st Century Fox began investigating allegations of sexual harassment at its sports network group.   More Top Stories       Newsmax Adds U-verse, Returns to DirecTV Fuse Media Taps Patrick Courtney for Digital Role Maria Menounos to Step Down as 'E! News' Co-Anchor ESPN to Air Vasyl Lomachenko, Terence Crawford Boxing Matches Netflix Renews 'Dear White People' for Second Season Court Upholds Roku Sales Ban in Mexico FCC Approves Phone Privacy Clarification Senate, House Versions of Cyber Hygiene Bill Introduced TIA to Hill: Don't Slash NTIA Budget Survey: Majority Pan Potus Tweets on MSNBC's Brzezinski more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: truTv's 'I'm Sorry' Premieres July 12 MCN Hot Spot: Pop TV's 'Swedish Dicks' Premieres Aug. 2 MCN Review: FX's 'Snowfall' Slow to Build but Intriguing Cable's Originals: What's on Tap This Summer As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen: News Consumption by Age Tells Only Part of a Still Evolving Story   Events     News Technology Summit September 26-27, 2017 | Atlanta Airport Marriott, GA Learn More Streaming Technology Leadership Summit October 16-17, 2017 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More NYC Television Week October 16-19, 2017 | NYC Learn More B&C Hall Of Fame October 16 | Grand Hyatt Hotel, NYC Learn More VR 2020 Summit October 17 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More Advanced Advertising October 18 | Sheraton Times Square, NYC Learn More NextTV Summit New York City October 18 | Sheraton Times Square, NYC Learn More Hispanic Television Summit October 19 | Sheraton Times Square, NYC Learn More TV Data Summit October 19 | Sheraton Times Square, NYC Learn More more events »   Jobs     Broadcast & Content Coordinator KMFA 89.5 – Austin, TX, United States   Video Specialist Central Intelligence Agency – Washington, DC, United States   Part-Time Video Journalist Univision Communications – Atlanta, GA, United States   WRAL Social Media Producer WRAL-TV / Capitol Broadcasting Company – Raleigh, NC, 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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