WHY THIS MATTERS:Netflix, which saw higher-than-expected acquisition across all major territories, ended Q2 with 103.95 million streaming subscribers worldwide, including 52.03 million from outside the U.S.
WHY THIS MATTERS:Among the flood of comments on the FCC proposal to roll back Title II, Comcast took issue with those who dispute that ISPs' capital expenditures have declined under common-carrier regulations -- by as much as $3.6 billion, according to one estimate -- saying they "aren't living in the real world."
WHY THIS MATTERS:Veteran television executive Katie O'Connell Marsh, who developed and produced series including "Hemlock Grove" and the Golden Globe-nominated "Narcos" for Netflix, the Emmy-winning "30 Rock" at NBC and Emmy winner "Arrested Development" at Imagine, was appointed CEO of the new venture.