MCN Newswire: Charter, Viacom Agree to Extension; Sinclair-Tribune Critics Keep Heat On; Cable-Tec Expo Preview

Multichannel Newswire   Oct. 16, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Charter, Viacom Agree to Short-Term Extension at Deadline Companies continue to negotiate carriage deal READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The deal had been set to expire Sunday as the two companies wrangle over carriage fees as well as Viacom's interest in putting its channels in a low-cost, sports-free skinny bundle.   Knives Are Out for Sinclair-Tribune Deal Coalition to Save Local Media keeps heat on READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The group of deal critics, including cable and satellite operators and related trade associations, continues to give Sinclair Broadcast Group plenty of flak for its effort to buy Tribune Media's 42 stations in a deal valued at $3.9 billion.   Cable-Tec Expo Sticking to Its Knitting Q&A with SCTE•ISBE execs Mark Dzuban and Terry Maloney READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: This week's show in Denver is expected to draw a diverse crowd as it retains its focus on a hands-on approach to applied science along with a high-level view of how the industry's technology and business initiatives are working hand-in-hand.   More Top Stories       ACA: NAFTA Should Not Be Vehicle for Retrans Boost Dispatch Stations Back on DirecTV, U-verse Blue Ridge Greenlights Eero for Whole-Home WiFi Offering Cable-Tec Expo: Metrological, ActiveVideo Strike OTT Tech Deal Pai Advisor: FCC Can't Hold Another Big Spectrum Auction Rural Media Group Names Sandy Brown COO Analyst: Netflix Should Grow Subs Despite Price Increase Hispanic TV Summit Awards | Rafael Amaya: Lord of the Ratings Hispanic TV Summit Awards | Gonzalo Del Fa: Change Agent Hispanic TV Summit Awards | Altice Blazes Trail With Hispanic Subs more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Amazon's 'Red Oaks' Season 3 Premieres Friday MCN Hot Spot: New Trailer for Netflix's 'Stranger Things' Season 2, Premiering Oct. 27 MCN Hot Spot: Starz's 'The Girlfriend Experience' Season 2 Premieres Nov. 5 The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Nokia Halts Development on 'Ozo' VR Cameras Bookmark This: Complete Coverage of #NYCTVWK, Kicking Off Monday With VR 20/20   Events     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     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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