MCN Newswire: Mediacom Marks Gigabit Milestone; Google Fiber Helps Drive Revenue Gains at Other Bets; SlingTV to Offer First PPV Event

Multichannel Newswire   July 27, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Mediacom Crosses Gigabit Milestone Has launched 1-gig to 1,000-plus communities following launches in Missouri, Kansas READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Those launches, spanning 82 communities and 253,000 homes and businesses passed, mark the latest phase of Mediacom's ambitious DOCSIS 3.1 rollout since upgrading its HFC network last year.   Alphabet's 'Other Bets' See Revenues Rise, Losses Dip in Q2 Google Fiber, Nest, Verily drive gains READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Google has not announced subscriber numbers for YouTube TV, its new pay TV service, but Google CEO Sundar Pichai said YouTube has about 1.5 billion monthly viewers, with users watching an average of 60 minutes per day on their phones and tablets.   Sling TV Makes First PPV Play Adds Epix Drive-In, Reelz to add-on packs READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Amid a string of content changes and additions Wednesday, Sling TV said it will offer its first pay-per-view event this Saturday (July 29) -- UFC 214: Corimier v. Jones 2 -- which CEO Roger Lynch said is the vMVPD's next step toward "becoming a true cable replacement."   More Top Stories       Viacom Offering $10.6B in Cash for Scripps: Report Liberatore Upped at Outdoor Sportsman Group Scripps Names Sadofsky to Program Development Post TCA17: HBO's Casey Bloys Admits Mistake With 'Confederate' Announcement TCA17: OWN Renews Ava DuVernay's 'Queen Sugar' Series TCA17: Science Channel Taps NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino to Host 'Great American Eclipse' Special Ray Lewis Joins Inside the NFL BBC America Reaches the Roku Senators Troubled by Twitter 'Glitch' on AT&T Blog New Jersey Joins FirstNet more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's 'Atypical' Premieres Aug. 11 MCN Hot Spot: National Geographic's 'The State' Premieres Sept. 18 MCN Hot Spot: Amazon's 'Transparent' Premieres This Fall Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead: What Lifetime Wants You to Know About 'Date Night Live' #CableInTheCommunity: Foundation Launched to Promote Content Diversity   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     Account Executive/Senior Account Executive Strauss Media Strategies – Washington, DC, DC, United States   Broadcast Operator KNME-TV – Albuquerque, NM, United States   Director of Marketing ZoneTV – Santa Monica, CA, United States   Engagement Manager - Broadcast & Carriers Akamai Technologies, Inc. – Santa Monica, CA, 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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