MCN Newswire: MCN Sports Exec of the Year; AT&T Mulls Digital Life Sale; Sling TV's CEO Exit Rekindles Dish Speculation

Multichannel Newswire   Aug. 22, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Helping NBC Sports Group Make Its Mark From the Olympics to the NFL to Premier League football, Mark Lazarus helps the Peacock carve a high-profile sports niche READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Since being named chairman of NBC Broadcasting & Sports last September, Lazarus has continued to oversee ratings success across NBCU's sports properties, launched new linear sports network The Olympic Channel and positioned NBC Sports Group to be a major player in the national sports arena for the foreseeable future.   AT&T Mulling Sale of Digital Life: Report Divestiture of home security business is one option being considered, Reuters said READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The move would come amid a recent spurt of activity in the sector, including sell-offs of similar services by DirecTV and Dish Network.   Sling TV CEO Departure Raises Eyebrows Roger Lynch's move to Pandora rekindles speculation about Dish's future READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Couple Dish's falling satellite-TV subscriber numbers with a looming deadline to build out its vast wireless holdings and launch service by 2020, and the pay TV provider has more than enough incentive to do a deal, prompting some to question whether Lynch's move is part of a broader plan to prepare for a sale.   More Top Stories       Comcast Enhances Sports Guide for X1 Startup Pitches Cable-Friendly P2P Play Hulu Hires Head of Viewer Experience Operations Gearing Up for a Pay-Per-View KO A+E Networks Unveils New Branding Campaign New Velocity On-Demand Idea Turns Strategy Up to TEN Jeff Garlin Has Had Enough of Emmys Ads, Thanks Social VR Opens a Grander Stage Cisco Puts Up $320M for Springpath Some Further Signs of Net-Neutrality Discontent more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Starz's 'Outlander' Season 3 Premieres Sept. 10 MCN Hot Spot: Crackle's 'Startup' Season 2 Premieres Sept. 28 MCN Hot Spot: USA Network's 'Mr. Robot' Season 3 Premieres Oct. 11 The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: AT&T's Tablet Comes Preloaded With DirecTV Apps MCN Guest Blog, Colin Dixon: How Long Will YouTube TV Be Priced at a Loss?   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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