MCN Newswire: Viacom Warns of Charter Impasse; Moffett Gives Altice USA 'Neutral' Rating; House Moves FCC Reauthorization Bill Along

Multichannel Newswire   Oct. 12, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Viacom Warns Viewers of Possible Charter Carriage Impasse Says service could be disrupted as of Sunday READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The programmer said the operator had rejected terms that would enable it to lower subscribers' bills and was seeking prices "totally inconsistent with the market."   Moffett Initiates Altice USA Coverage With 'Neutral' Rating Analyst says despite early success, cost cutting will get harder going forward READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Altice USA has reduced its non-programming operating expenses per subscriber by almost 20%, but the combination of cord-cutting pressure and an aggressive $80-per-month 1-Gbps broadband offering from rival Verizon may be too tough for the MSO to overcome, media analyst Craig Moffett said   FCC Reauthorization Bill Referred to Full Committee Reps. Pallone, Doyle use markup to call for Pai to renounce Trump's NBC threat READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The bill marks the first reauthorization of the agency in more than 25 years, offering a chance to legislate various changes in how the FCC does business, and the vote gave legislators an opportunity to weigh in on President Trump's suggestion via Twitter yesterday that NBC's FCC "license" should be challenged.   More Top Stories       Layer3 TV Expands OTT Slate With Xumo Full-Duplex DOCSIS Plows Ahead ACA to FCC: Program Access Rules Definitely Still Needed Pai: Goal Is to Cut as Much Telecom Regulation as Possible Hulu's Web UI Gets a 'Dynamic' Grid Guide Fox Sports Could Be Down With U.S. Men's Squad Out of World Cup Mary Donahue Returns to History as Senior VP, Development Starz's 'Survivor's Remorse' to End After Current Season BET's 'Hip-Hop Awards' Pops on Social Media AT&T, FirstNet Launch App Store Initiative more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Starz Docuseries 'Nude' Premieres Oct. 29 MCN Hot Spot: History's 'Vikings' Season 5 Premieres Nov. 29 As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen: Americans Spend Half of Every Day on Media On the Money, Mike Farrell: Fever Pitch The Watchman, Michael Malone: The 'Good Behavior' Doesn't Last, and 'Breaking Bad' Lives on in New Book   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     Technical Director University of Toledo – Toledo, OH, United States   Greater MN Reporter and Producer Twin Cities PBS – Saint Paul, MN, United States   Director of FM Programming and On-Air Promotions Alaska Public Media – Anchorage, AK, United States   Broadcast Engineer WPBS-DT – Watertown, NY, 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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