MCN Newswire: Nearly 3M Watch Pirated Mayweather-McGregor Streams; Comcast, Sunrun to Co-Market Solar Energy; FCC Seeks Input for 19th Video Competition Report

Multichannel Newswire   Aug. 28, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Illegal Streams of Mayweather-McGregor Bout Reach 2.9M Viewers: Irdeto Digital security firm identifies 239 pirated streams READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The streams reached about 2.93 million viewers, according to Irdeto's estimates, which found 67 streams were provided via "traditional" pirate websites, while others exploited social media channels such as Facebook, YouTube, Periscope and Twitch to redistribute the PPV event.   Comcast to Sell Rooftop Solar Services, Take Possible Stake in Sunrun Companies partner on 40-month co-marketing program READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Under the new deal, which comes on the heels of a one-year pilot, Sunrun will serve as the exclusive residential solar energy provider for Comcast, while the MSO will be a strategic partner in local marketing campaigns for the energy company.   FCC Seeks Input on Competition Among Video Providers Agency to look at intergroup competitiveness of services READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The FCC has issued its call for comments on its next (19th) video competition report, saying it is particularly interested in answering the question of whether, or how much, broadcast, cable and over-the-top are substitutes for each other, which would help the agency determine how competitive the video marketplace is, signaling a potential change in the report's historical focus.   More Top Stories       Sunrun CEO Touts Benefits of Comcast Deal Dish, Citadel Agree to Extend Retrans Talks PlayStation Vue Clears More Local TV Feeds Sling TV Offers Football Filter Stadium Streams to the Web, Twitter and Pluto TV ESPN, Top Rank Reach Multi-Year Boxing TV Deal Mayweather Defeats McGregor in Mega PPV Fight Nielsen TV Home Universe Up to 119.6M for 2017-18 Analyst Forecasts Bigger Decline in Total TV Advertising Appeals Court Won't Lift VidAngel Injunction more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: FX's 'American Horror Story: Cult' Premieres Sept. 5 MCN Hot Spot: Amazon's 'Transparent' Season 4 Premieres Sept. 22 MCN Hot Spot: TNT's 'Major Crimes' Season 6 Premieres Oct. 31 MCN Guest Blog, Curt Marvis: Getting to the Point in Short Order MCN Guest Blog, Jeff Weber: How AI Can Make TV's Future Brighter   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     Business Affairs The Fred Rogers Company – Pittsburgh, PA, United States   Sup, HFC Designer Spectrum – Greer, SC, United States   Broadcast Manager ideastream – Cleveland, OH, United States   IT Broadcast Engineer Alaska Public Media – Anchorage, AK, 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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