MCN Newswire: Comcast: Distributor of the Year; Viewers Complain About Yahoo's NFL Stream; Disney Warns Altice Carriage Talks Could Stall

Multichannel Newswire   Sept. 25, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Cover Story: Smooth Operator 2017 Distributor of the Year Comcast sees bright skies into Xfinity READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: There are no flukes in cable. Just ask Comcast, the first cable operator to report a full year of positive video subscriber growth in a decade, ending 2016 with 161,000 more customers than in the previous year. That the MSO managed to do so just as over-the-top and alternative video delivery systems were proliferating, gaining legitimacy and chipping away at traditional pay TV customer rolls, was remarkable enough, but it was no fluke.   Complaints About Yahoo's NFL Live Coverage Stream In Some viewers vent on Twitter to about technical issues that popped up on various platforms READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: In another indication that live streaming of big events at scale remains a key struggle, Yahoo's free live stream of Sunday's NFL matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and the Jacksonville Jaguars proved to be a less-than-perfect experience for some consumers.   Disney Warns Altice Talks Could Stall Tells customers networks could go dark if agreement isn't reached READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Altice USA and Disney have been in talks for weeks concerning carriage of the channels, and reports have said the discussions are heated, with Disney asking for hefty fee increases and carriage of additional networks.   More Top Stories       PAR, AIM Surveys Highlight Diversity Week, Sept. 25-29 Cox Ups Philip Nutsugah to SVP, Product Development and Management American Spirit Media Stations Go Dark to DirecTV WAPA America Opens Feed for Puerto Rico Coverage Emergency Alert Test Filing Deadline Postponed to November for Participants Hit by Hurricanes Nielsen Sues ComScore Over Misuse of People Meter ESPN Shifts to Total Audience Ratings for 'Monday Night Football' Showtime to Adapt Bill Clinton Novel 'The President Is Missing' Apple TV Has Edge With Developers in North America: Study Procera Seals Sandvine Deal more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Original Video: One-on-One in 2 With Starz President of Programming Carmi Zlotnik MCN Hot Spot: Starz Docuseries 'Nude' Premieres Oct. 29 The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: End of the Road for Original Tablo As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen: Reliance on Social Media for News Rises as Cable TV Wanes MCN Online Extra, Sept. 25: The Distributor of the Year Issue; Diversity Week; Where to Donate to the Mexico City Earthquake Recovery   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 IT Specialist Telemundo DC – Washington, DC, United States   On-Air Pledge Producer Public Broadcasting Atlanta – Atlanta, GA, United States   Meteorologist WAAY - TV – Huntsville, AL, United States   Director of Individual Giving & Corporate Support UNC-TV – RTP, NC, 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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