MCN Newswire: MobiTV, NCTC Team on Next-Gen Video; Nielsen Launches Mobile Video Performance Testing; Tax Reform Looking Good for Comcast

Multichannel Newswire   Dec. 8, 2017     Today's Top Stories       MobiTV, NCTC Forge Next-Gen Video Deal Co-op CEO says agreement's approach could signal 'game-changer' for tier 2/3 MSOs READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The arrangement will help the co-op's membership of indie operators migrate to a next-generation, IP-based platform that eschews traditional set-top boxes.   Nielsen Launches Test Platform for Mobile Video Performance benchmarks span resolution, startup times, rebufferring READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Keeping stride with consumer video consumption habits, Nielsen's new test solution covers both mobile/cellular networks and WiFi, and spans a wide range of carriers and mobile devices.   Report: Comcast Is Big Beneficiary of Tax Reform High cash tax payers will see biggest initial cuts READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Under the legislation being hammered out in Congress, Comcast would benefit immediately from the corporate tax rate reduction, while heavily leveraged MVPDs like Charter or Dish Network would run up against the new limits on interest deductions, MoffettNathanson Research said.   More Top Stories       Sling TV Pitches CuriosityStream as Premium Add-On SeaChange Salts Away New Deal With Liberty Global ESPN Finds Viewership Grows With Total Live Audience Metric Fox Networks Group Names Sullivan COO TV One Pulls Plug on 'News One Now' Netflix, HBO, Nat Geo Among DuPont Award Winners CNN Study Sees Branded Content Growing Quickly Cartoon Network Works With 826 National on Anti-Bullying PlayStation VR's Installed Base Crosses 2 Million Units ISPs Call Internet Doomsday Scenarios Off Base more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's 'The Crown' Premieres Today MCN Hot Spot: TNT's 'The Alienist' Premieres Jan. 22 The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Verizon Puts Netflix on Some Fios TV Boxes As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen: 'Fog' Computing Brings the Edge Closer What to Watch: Networks Enlist Military as Backdrop for Drama Series   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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