MCN Newswire: Home Shopping Channels in the Digital Commerce Era; Hughes Preps New Broadband Satellite; The Pendulum Swings Back to Distributors

Multichannel Newswire   Aug 14, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Cover Story: Channeling Sales Traditional home shopping networks bank on video to maneuver around e-commerce giants READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Long before Amazon and Alibaba, there were home shopping channels on television. Today, in the modern age of digital commerce, those "home shopping" channels are hoping that a steady video stream of celebrity endorsers and effervescent hosts will save — and even grow — their niche in retail TV and online retailing.   New Hughes/EchoStar Satellite to Deliver 100 Mbps-Plus Broadband New bird, to be made by Space Systems Loral, slated for launch in early 2021 READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Hughes, which ended Q2 with 1,085,000 satellite broadband subs, said the satellite will target "key markets" across the Americas and will more than double the Hughes Ka-band capacity in the region.   The Pendulum Swings Back MCN's 2017 Gatekeepers find programmers to be more flexible — and innovative — at the negotiating table READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Networks are increasingly losing their once-tight grip on the pay TV landscape, as subscriber losses increase and advertising revenue dwindles. It looks as if, finally, the pendulum is starting to swing in favor of distribution.   More Top Stories       A Veteran Gatekeeper for a New Distributor Dish's Andrew LeCuyer: Starting the 'Hard Conversation' Mediacom's Italia Commisso Weinand: 'Do the Right Thing' WOW's Roger Seiken: 'It Has to Be a Win-Win' Verizon Still Evaluating OTT Play DirecTV Now Adds Reelz to Channel Lineup The Home Shopping Issue: Next-Generation TV Expected to Usher in New Era of T-Commerce NeuLion Extends OTT Deal With National Collegiate Hockey Conference CNN Fires Trump Defender Lord Carr, Rosenworcel Sworn in as FCC Commissioners more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Original Video: Celebrity Spotlight With Raven-Symone MCN Hot Spot: Crackle's 'Startup' Season 2 Premieres Sept. 28 MCN Guest Blog, Thomas Schaeffer: TV Apps -- The Last Mile Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead: Live Sports Break Out of the Bundle MCN Online Extra, Aug. 14: The Home Shopping Issue; The MCN 2017 Gatekeepers   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     FM Traffic Manager WGCU Public Media – Ft. Myers, FL, United States   Broadcast Producer Manager Content-News KJZZ – Tempe, AZ, United States   Multimedia Lifestyle Reporter WAVY TV 10/WVBT FOX43 – Portsmouth, VA, United States   Curator of Born-Digital Collections Vanderbilt University – Nasvhille, TN, 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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