MCN Newswire: Comcast Signs LG to Xfinity TV Partner Program; Altice Expected to Take Hard Line on ESPN; Pay TV Homes Projected to Dip 3.1% in October

Multichannel Newswire   Sept. 26, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Comcast to Stream Its Pay TV Service to LG TVs LG to support Xfinity TV Partner app on 2017/2018 webOS TVs next year READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: LG joins Samsung and Roku in the Xfinity TV Partner program, an initiative that paves the way for Comcast customers to access the Xfinity service without having to lease a traditional set-top box from the MSO.   Disney Braces for an Altice Blackout Cable operator expected to take a hard line on N.Y.-area ESPN renewal READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The Altice contract could set the template for other upcoming agreements with Disney; Verizon Communications' carriage deal is expected to come up for renewal in December, followed by Charter Communications and AT&T's U-verse and DirecTV in 2018.   Analyst: Sub Losses Worsen Despite Virtual Distributors Traditional pay TV homes down 3.1% in October forecast READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Nielsen's cable universe projections for the month have virtual MVPDs adding 1.5 million subscribers, which analyst Brian Wieser estimated would reduce the drop in pay TV homes to about 2%.   More Top Stories       Five Ways Comcast Is Leading in Tech Comcast's Makeover Yields Results Daryl Parks Filing Second FCC Redlining Complaint Against AT&T Michael Armstrong: Guiding BET to Innovate, Launch New Stars Related: Centric Becomes BET Her, Focuses Further on Women Paramount Network Plans Debut on Jan. 18, 2018 Fox News Channel Adds Caldwell as Political Analyst Freeform Orders 'Pretty Little Liars' Spinoff Pilot CBS All Access Boosted to Warp Speed by 'Star Trek Discovery' Amazon Channels Set to Expand Kids Slate more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Original Video: MCN One Question for ... Showtime's Stephen Espinoza MCN Hot Spot: Disney Junior's 'Vampirina' Premieres Sunday MCN Guest Blog, Jodie McAfee: Unlocking the Promise of Smart TVs The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: BAMTech Gets a Website, Logo Numbers: Survey Finds Programmatic TV Gains With First-Party Data   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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