MCN Newswire: Cox Adds Netflix to Contour Set-Top; Amazon Prepping Ad-based OTT Service; LeBron James Named 'MCN' Athlete of the Year

Multichannel Newswire   Nov. 14, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Cox Integrates Netflix on New 'Contour' Boxes MSO's new video product powered by Comcast's X1 platform READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Like Comcast's Netflix integration, Cox's version weaves the OTT service into search results and is supported by the Contour voice remote.   Amazon Creating Free Ad-Based OTT Service: Report Complement to Prime Video would apply pressure on services such as Tubi TV, Pluto TV READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Building on the advertising work Amazon has done around its OTT distribution of live events, the service would provide free access to a library of movies and TV shows, including Amazon originals like "Transparent."   'MCN' Athlete of the Year: 'The King' Extends His Court to TV Beyond the NBA, LeBron James is also shooting winners as a content creator READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: James may not have been able to repeat as league champion on the basketball court last spring, but that didn't stop him from having a championship-caliber year in the entertainment arena, as his SpringHill Entertainment production company made strides securing his off-court legacy.   More Top Stories       'MCN' Sports Brand of the Year: At the USTA, Katrina Adams More Than Holding Serve Dems Seek Investigation of FCC Chair Over Sinclair-Tribune CTIA: Commercial Wireless Should Be Drone Home Funai Preps Launch of Philips-Branded Roku TV Models Wright Tapped to Head Epix Network The Game Show Issue: Game On for FremantleMedia's Mullin Russian News Network RT Says It Has Registered as Foreign Agent ESPN Launches 'SportsCenter' Segments on Snapchat Facebook Adds Heft to AV1 Video Codec Group Qualcomm Board Rejects Broadcom Bid more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: HBO Docuseries 'Meth Storm' Premieres Nov. 27 MCN Hot Spot: Amazon's 'Jean-Claude Van Johnson' Premieres Dec. 5 The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Two Zone TV SVOD Channels Net Comcast Carriage The Watchman, Michael Malone: Hulu's Heroic Time-Traveling Janitor, SundanceTV Re-Examines 'In Cold Blood' Murders What to Watch: Fox News Channel Tackles Taxes With House Speaker Today, 6:30 p.m. (ET)   Events     Technology Leadership Summit February 28 – March 1, 2018 | Raleigh, NC Learn More 20th Annual Multichannel News Wonder Women Luncheon March 22, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More Advanced Advertising Summit – Spring Edition March 26, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More Multicultural Television Summit April 3, 2018 | New York, NY Details To Come Technology Leadership Awards at NAB April 9, 2018 | Las Vegas, NV Learn More The Programmatic Summit June 2018 | New York Learn More Digital Media Tech Leadership Summit June 2018 | Location TBD Learn More more events »   Jobs     Broadcast Operator KNME-TV, Albuquerque, NM   Video Specialist Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC   Executive Producer KCTS 9, Seattle, WA   Manager, Maintenance Spectrum, Birmingham, AL   more jobs » News Blogs Events Images Tech   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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