MCN Newswire: Google to Pull YouTube Access From Amazon Devices; DirecTV Now Reaches 1M Subs; Disney, Fox Nearing Deal

Multichannel Newswire   Dec. 6, 2017     Today's Top Stories       YouTube to Drop Access on Amazon FireTV, Echo Show Devices Amazon says Google 'setting a disappointing precedent' READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Google confirmed it is poised to pull YouTube off of those Amazon devices on Jan. 1 in a dispute over lack of reciprocity because Amazon won't carry some Google products, like Chromecast, while Amazon shot back that Google is "selectively blocking customer access to an open website."   DirecTV Now Surpasses 1M Subs Cloud DVR service, 4K video, larger VOD library to arrive in 2018 READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The milestone indicates that DirecTV Now has added about 200,000 subs since it announced Q3 subscriber totals as the service duels with a growing batch of virtual MVPDs.   Report: Disney, Fox Close in on Deal CNBC says $60B transaction could come next week READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: After breaking off talks about a month ago, The Walt Disney Co. and 21st Century Fox are reportedly close to a deal that would bring Fox's movie studio and select cable channels to the Magic Kingdom.   More Top Stories       Dish Names Carlson New CEO, Focuses on Wireless Sprint Slaps Mediacom With Patent Suit Investment Firms Acquire Majority Stake in Beachfront Media Casa Systems IPO to Raise Up to $164.22M USTelecom Spotlights Google 'Blocking' of Amazon Access Sallet to Outline Legal Challenge to Pai's Net-Neutrality Rollback Diversity Groups Ask FCC to Preserve Sec. 706 'Net Backstop Murdoch Declines to Address Reports About Sale of Fox Assets Up Faith & Family Bows Direct-to-Consumer App Networks Plan Q1 Test of Data Plus Math Ad Platform more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Syfy's 'Happy' Premieres Today MCN Review: Meloni Makes Syfy's Genuinely Strange 'Happy' Work MCN Hot Spot: Hulu's 'Shut Eye' Season 2 Premieres Today On the Money, Mike Farrell: Murdoch: 'Nothing to Add' MCN Review: Strong Action Sequences Mark History's 'Knightfall'   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     Television Broadcast Meteorologist WFMZ-TV, Allentown, PA   Digital Associate Producer NOVA, Boston, MA   Broadcast Technology Apprentice NAB Education Foundation, DC   NOVA Digital Video Internship NOVA, Brighton, MA   more jobs » News Blogs Events Images Tech   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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