MCN Newswire: Senate Confirms Pai to New Term; Dish Restores Lilly Stations in Caribbean; Zone TV Applies AI Techniques to Channel Curation

Multichannel Newswire   Oct. 3, 2017     Today's Top Stories       FCC Chair Confirmed to New Term Senate votes to give Ajit Pai additional five-year hitch READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The vote was a relatively close and politically divided one at 52 to 41, with Democrats treating it as a referendum on net neutrality, the Sinclair-Tribune merger and Republican deregulatory policies in general.   Pai Contacts Lilly, Dish Over Caribbean TV Impasse Stations in storm-affected areas restored to Dish following call, says FCC READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Lilly TV stations in a number of markets, including four channels in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, were blacked out on Dish at of 7 p.m. Sept. 30 after the companies' previous carriage contract expired.   Zone TV Uses A.I. to Program 14 Linear-Style OTT Channels Content provider working to bring 'digital-first' fare to MVPD set-tops READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Zone TV, which has worked with MVPDs including AT&T/DirecTV, Comcast and CenturyLink, said the new "Dynamic Channels" are curated by real people but augmented with A.I.-based programming that aims to provide a level of personalization.   More Top Stories       Justice Okays CenturyLink-Level Three Merger Intelsat, Intel Propose C-Band 5G Solution Cable-Tec Expo: SCTE-ISBE Creates Track Tailored for Smaller Operators GAO: Experts Say Set-Top Regulations Aren't Needed Roku Freshens Up Streaming Device Lineup, Bows New OS Fastly Gets a Fix on Streaming at Scale GTCR Forms Mega Broadband Investments Analyst Sees Brighter Days for Broadcasters Pew Finds Polarized Coverage of Polarizing President FCC Names Eric Burger CTO more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: USA Network's 'Mr. Robot' Season 3 Premieres Oct. 11 MCN Hot Spot: Starz's 'The Girlfriend Experience' Premieres Nov. 5 As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen: Digital Catching Up to Cable in Local Ad Sales The Watchman, Michael Malone: 'Kevin' (Probably) Premieres at a Good Time, and Jeff Zucker Dreams of 'Jeannie'   #NYCTVWK: Inscape Joins Two NYC Television Week Events as Silver Sponsor   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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