MCN Newswire: Comcast to Take Hit From Harvey; Altice USA Selects Amdocs to Unify Systems; Iger Reveals More of Disney's Direct-to-Consumer Plans

Multichannel Newswire   Sept. 8, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Comcast Stock Falls on Harvey, Competitive Worries EVP Matt Strauss says op could shed 100K-150K subscribers READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: For Comcast Cable, the seasonally weak third quarter will be further pressured by the impact of the storm on its subscribers and operations in Houston, where the MSO has a large presence.   Amdocs Locks in Altice USA Deal Plan is to unify service provider's business and operational support systems READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The extended, multi-year deal will accelerate the move to put Suddenlink Communications and Cablevision Systems/Optimum on the same platform and help to modernize Altice USA's technology operations.   Disney Direct-to-Consumer App to Include Star Wars, Marvel CEO Bob Iger describes offerings as akin to iTunes, offering individual and packaged programming READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Speaking at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch media conference Thursday, Iger also addressed ESPN's slipping subscriber base, adding that while there has been some decline, he still believes the network and other Disney properties will negotiate from a position of strength as more than 50% of its subscriber base comes up for carriage renewal by the end of 2019.   More Top Stories       Charter CFO Calls Company 'Strategically Complete' FCC Proposals Would Cut Paperwork, Update Cable Signal Testing fuboTV Offers Cloud DVR Upgrade to Subs Who Missed Soccer Match fuboTV Adds NFL Network, NFL RedZone Technicolor Taps Metrological's Browser for OTT Tie-Ins TiVo Taps Ted Malone to Lead Consumer Business Hulu and Spotify Offer Streaming Service for Students Discovery International Beefs Up Digital Team 'Veep' to End Run After Next Season 15th Annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award to Honor Greg Berlanti, Cesar Conde, Jane Fonda, Kevin Reilly, Tom Selleck more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Amazon's 'One Mississippi' Season 2 Premieres Today MCN Hot Spot: Starz's 'Outlander' Season 3 Premieres Sunday MCN Hot Spot: HBO's 'The Deuce' Premieres Sunday The Watchman, Michael Malone: Tig Tackles Robert E. Lee, Seth Sets Out for Space The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: DirecTV Now Cloud DVR Trial Lets Subs Store 100 Hours of Shows   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     Sr. Director, Product Management, Advertising / Alternate Content Platform Comcast – Denver, CO   Video Specialist Central Intelligence Agency – Washington, DC, United States   General Sales Manager WPSD-TV – Paducah, KY, United States   Leadership Giving Officer Free Speech TV – Denver, CO, 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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