MCN Newswire: Xfinity Mobile to Carry Galaxy Note8 Smartphone; Sinclair Defends Tribune Deal; Sports Programming Boosts July's TV Ad Revenue

Multichannel Newswire   Aug. 24, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Xfinity Mobile to Carry Samsung's Galaxy Note8 Will go on sale in Xfinity Stores and online on Sept. 15 READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The water and dust-resistant Galaxy Note8, which research firm IHS Markit has said will be be both the most advanced and most costly to manufacture Note model ever, is the follow-up to the disastrous Galaxy Note 7, the model recalled because units were catching on fire.   Sinclair Fires Back at Tribune Deal Critics Makes case at FCC for merger; says opponents trying to stifle competition READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Scale is essential to the future of broadcasting, mainly to keep up with the consolidation on the distributor side, Sinclair said in an FCC filing that vigorously defended its Tribune buy, asserting that the deal will help "save" free, over-the-air TV.   Sports Gave TV Advertising a Boost in July: SMI Cable networks see 3.7% ad revenue increase READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Sports programming on cable was up 30% compared with July 2016, contributing to a 2.5% rise in national TV ad revenue.   More Top Stories       Inspection of Comcast's New Tech Tower Won't Slow Completion Plans Viacom Channels Return to Suddenlink Raycom Stations Warn of Potential DirecTV Blackout Hulu's Live TV Service Tunes in Web Browsers Roku's Share of Streaming Market Rising NeuLion to Live-Stream Mayweather-McGregor Bout ESPN Fits Mobile App With 'Watch' Tab NBC Sports Rebrands Comcast RSNs Poll: Majority Say President Isn't Stable RTDNA Warns Journalists About Trump Vilification more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Amazon's 'The Tick' Premieres Friday MCN Hot Spot: National Geographic's 'The State' Premieres Sept. 18 MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's 'Stranger Things' Season 2 Premieres Oct. 27 MCN Guest Blog, Colin Dixon: How Long Will YouTube TV Be Priced at a Loss? The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: AT&T's Tablet Comes Preloaded With DirecTV Apps   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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