MCN Newswire: Reality TV's Got Game; Altice USA, DIsney Avoid Blackout; Hallmark Drama Channel Launches

Multichannel Newswire   Oct. 2, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Cover Story: Reality TV's Got Game Docuseries featuring pro athletes offer a different side of sports — and bring in new fans READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Professional athletes are scoring on the basic-cable reality field through popular, social media-friendly unscripted shows that focus on the often-unpublicized personal lives of players, from VH1's "Basketball Wives" to E!'s "Total Divas."   Disney, Altice USA Reach Agreement in Principle Avoids blackout of ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Altice's Optimum customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were expected to go dark at 5 p.m. yesterday if a deal wasn't reached, but the companies have extended their existing carriage contract as they hammer out the terms of the new one.   Hallmark Drama Channel Launches Into Headwinds for Linear Networks New offering could prove there's still life in the traditional bundle, says Crown Media chief Bill Abbott READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Distribution deals with several undisclosed pay TV providers put Hallmark Drama in 5 million households at launch, and Abbott said he expects "significant distribution" by Q1 2018, even as pay TV operators mull removing channels from the traditional cable bundle.   More Top Stories       Pai Confirmation Vote Scheduled for Monday Newsmax's Ruddy Meets With Pai Over Sinclair-Tribune Merger Evolution Digital Debuts App-Based OTT TV Platform for Smaller Cable Ops No Breaks for Ergen as Dish Falls Dish: Lilly Stations off Satellite Service Dish Goes Multi-Room With Netflix's 4K Library Layer3 TV to Add Cheddar to Lineup 'Live PD' Draws Viewers, and Not All Watch Live Mark Greenberg to Depart Epix Amazon's First Live NFL Stream Solid, Not Perfect more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Original Video: One Question for ... Showtime's Stephen Espinoza MCN Hot Spot: HBO's 'Real Sports' Host Bryant Gumbel Talks Trump and the NFL Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead: Diddy Uses Kaitz Moment for Diversity MCN Guest Blog, Rick Boucher: Redressing the Privacy Balance for Internet Consumers MCN Online Extra, Oct. 2: The Unscripted TV Issue; Sen. Markey Serves Slices of Pai; A Nostalgic Box for Streamers and Gamers   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     Director of the Central Library Vanderbilt University – Nashville, TN, United States   Curator of Born Digital Collections Vanderbilt University – Nashville, TN, United States   Multimedia Journalist Wisconsin Public Television – Madison, WI, United States   VirtualEdge Administrator The E.W. Scripps Company – Phoenix, AZ, 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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