MCN Newswire: Charter Deal Could Lower Viacom's Fees With Top MVPDs; VR a Media Game Changer; Netflix Tops Q3 Subs Forecast

Multichannel Newswire   Oct. 17, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Analyst: Charter Deal Could Trigger Viacom MFNs Tom Eagan warns lowering prices for Charter could mean lower fees from Comcast, DirecTV READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The Telsey Advisory Group media analyst expects Viacom's new Charter rate to be about 15% below what the MSO had paid in the past, and possibly for fewer channels.   VR 20/20: Virtual Reality a Game-Changer in News, Entertainment, Marketing The future is here, Google Play exec says READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Kicking off NYC Television Week Monday, Lisa Martinez Gilpin broke down the recent history of virtual and augmented reality -- through Google's lens -- and spelled out the roles both technologies will play in the media going forward.   Netflix Tops Subscriber Forecast Again in Q3 Ends period with 109.3M subs worldwide READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The OTT service added 5.3 million total streaming subscribers in the third quarter, ahead of an earlier forecast that it would add 4.4 million in the period.   More Top Stories       Comcast Adds Playback Control to X1 Voice Remote Australia's nbn Marks Broadband Deployment Progress Smart Home Surge Drives Customer Care Moves FCC Allocates $1 Billion in Initial Repack Funding Jed Kapsos Named CFO at Pop VR 20/20: Virtual Reality Can Enliven 'Dying' Sports NBA Adds VR Subscription Package to League Pass Amazon Studios Drops Weinstein Co. Drama Project Rosenworcel on Trump Tweets: History Won't Be Kind to Silence Blumenthal Joins Call for FCC Response to Trump more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's '1922' Premieres Friday MCN Hot Spot: New Trailer for TNT's 'The Alienist,' Premiering Jan. 22 Translation Please, Leslie Ellis: Cable-Tec Expo: Descrambling Densification, Latency and Node Splits Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead: Despite Early Tip-Off, Networks Bullish on NBA Season The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: X1 Enters the Halloween Zone   Events     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     Producer of On-Air and Online Fundraising Campaigns Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation – Bangor, ME, United States   Engagement Manager - Broadcast & Carriers Akamai Technologies, Inc. – Santa Monica, CA, United States   Senior Producer/Reporter WNED | WBFO   – Buffalo, NY, United States   Producer/Director University of Alabama Center for Public TV & Radio – Tuscaloosa, AL, 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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