MCN Newswire: Comcast Rolls DOCSIS 3.1 to More Businesses; Verizon Wireless Collars Video Bitrates; Trump Blames Media for Charlottesville Controversy

Multichannel Newswire   Aug. 23, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Comcast Rolls DOCSIS 3.1 to More Businesses Launches cap-free commercial 500-Mbps, 1-Gig broadband service in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic regions READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Business services continues to be a strong growth driver for Comcast, which saw Q2 revenue in the segment rise 12.6%, to $1.5 billion.   Verizon Wireless Collars Video Bitrates for New Unlimited Plans 'Go Unlimited' option will limit streams to DVD quality READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: In a move sure to spark a reaction from network-neutrality advocates, Verizon Wireless has introduced a new batch of unlimited data plans that will put a bit-rate limit on video streams.   President Goes Off on Media Tirade Says misreporting of his comments created Charlottesville controversy READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: President Donald Trump spent much of his campaign rally in Phoenix Tuesday night defending his statements about the Charlottesville protests, chapter and verse, and attacking TV and print news organizations with abandon.   More Top Stories       Grande Goes Big With a Gig in San Antonio AT&T Expands Commitment to G.fast Mediacom Promotes Paden to SVP of Programming Xfinity On Campus Service Launched With 100-Plus Schools Atlantic Broadband Adds MLB.TV App to TiVo Platform Hulu's New UI, Live TV Service Hits the Xbox 360 Brazil Raises Antitrust Concerns With AT&T-Time Warner Deal Endemol Shine North America Names Sharon Levy President of Unscripted, Scripted Television Fox News Stays Hot in Weekly Cable Ratings Race CNN Launches Snapchat Show more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Showtime's 'Whitney: Can I Be Me' Premieres Friday MCN Hot Spot: FX's 'American Horror Story: Cult' Premieres Sept. 5 MCN Guest Blog, Curt Marvis: Getting to the Point in Short Order MCN Online Extra, Week of Aug. 21: The Cybersecurity Issue; MCN Sports Exec of the Year Event News: WICT Signature Lunch on Move Again   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 Manager ideastream – Cleveland, OH, United States   IT Broadcast Engineer Alaska Public Media – Anchorage, AK, United States   Real-Time Editor The E.W. Scripps Company – Phoenix, AZ, United States   Meteorologist WVIR-TV/NBC29 – Charlottesville, VA, 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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