MCN Newswire: FCC Ready to Power Up at Full Strength; Comcast Adds Family-Friendly Features to xFi; TDS to Buy Crestview Cable

Multichannel Newswire   Aug. 7, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Rosenworcel, Carr Get Washington Welcome FCC prepares to power up READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Republican Brendan Carr and Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel were approved via unanimous consent -- an off-the-floor fast-track vote -- as the FCC gets ready to take on net-neutrality and media ownership regulatory reviews, not to mention 5G, a new broadcast transmission standard and repacking TV stations in the wake of the incentive spectrum auction.   Comcast Tacks on xFi Features 'Timed Pause,' enhanced parental controls added to MSO's WiFi management platform READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The enhancements to what the MSO calls "the home operating system" enable families to limit access to the network, set up user profiles to restrict certain kinds of third-party search results and receive real-time notifications about activity on the network.   TDS to Buy Crestview Cable Communications Deal for operator in Central Oregon will expand TDS's adjacent BendBroadband system READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The acquisition of Crestview, founded in 1955, will add more than 21,000 service addresses to the system acquired by TDS in 2014.   More Top Stories       Sports, News Top Out-of-Home TV Genres: Nielsen María Elena Salinas Stepping Down as Univision News Anchor TCA17: FX Big Winner at TCA Awards TCA17: YouTube Greenlights 'Karate Kid' Reboot With Macchio, Zabka 'Mad Men' Cast Members Follow Weiner to 'The Romanoffs' Crown Media Gets Greetings From Strong Upfront Market AT&T Hires GroupM's Lesser to Run New Ad Business Brown Sugar Adds Roku to OTT Mix Netflix Is Most Used VR App: Study MPEG LA Looking to Fill ATSC 3.0 Patent Pool more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Audience Network's 'Mr. Mercedes' Premieres Wednesday MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's 'Atypical' Premieres Friday MCN Hot Spot: USA Network's 'Mr Robot' Premieres Oct. 11 Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead: TCA17: Cable Networks to Deliver More Arresting True-Crime Shows The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: CenturyLink Still Open to Partnerships With OTT TV Providers   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     Major Gifts Officer UNC-TV – RTP, NC, United States   Executive Producer WBNS 10TV – Columbus, OH, United States   Corporate Sales Officer KMOS-TV – Warrensburg, MO, United States   Business Manager KPRC - TV – Houston, TX, 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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