MCN Newswire: Pay TV Rates to Increase in 2018; Disney-Fox Faces 'Innovator's Dilemma'; CWA, AT&T Reach Tentative Deal

Multichannel Newswire   Dec. 22, 2017     Today's Top Stories       Cable, Satellite Rates to Rise in 2018 Dish, Comcast, DirecTV and Cox plan fee hikes next year READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: While some providers are planning rate hikes as high as 15% for some packages, most of the price increases will fall in the $1 to $5 per month range.   Analyst: 5 Questions and 5 Answers on Disney-Fox Media analyst Todd Juenger sees higher revenue, but warns of "innovator's dilemma" READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Juenger has been a critic of the pay TV model, questioning whether adding more content to a package that consumers believe is too big to begin with is the right move, but Disney obviously feels that expanding will position it for the future – especially in the direct-to-consumer space.   CWA, AT&T Reach Tentative Agreement Deal includes protections against discrimination based on gender identity READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: After almost a year of talks, non-talks and protests, the Communications Workers of America said it has struck a deal with AT&T Wireless that includes enforceable protections against discrimination based on gender identity, puts more union workers in call center roles and provides a 10.1% pay raise over four years.   More Top Stories       Consolidated Communications to Offer fuboTV Cable ONE's Laulis Joins C-SPAN Board Cross-Catalog Search a 'Must-Do' for Pay TV Providers Futuristic HDMI 2.1 Offers Near-Term Benefits CPJ: Iraq Is Deadliest Assignment for Journalists Ho-Ho-Hold the Line, Please: The History of NORAD's Santa Tracker FCC Doubles Intergovernmental Advisory Committee ICYMI: The B&C/MCN Power 100 2017 more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: BBC America's Special 'Doctor Who: Twice Upon A Time' Premieres Dec. 25 MCN Hot Spot: Netflix Anthology Series 'Black Mirror' Season 4 Premieres Dec. 29 MCN Hot Spot: Hulu's 'The Path' Season 3 Premieres Jan. 17 MCN Guest Blog,  Anand Vadapalli: Connecting the Last Frontier On the Money, Mike Farrell: Skipper Departure Still Shocks   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   Chief Engineer WROC-TV, Rochester, NY   Production Operations Manager UNC-TV, RTP, NC   more jobs » News Blogs Events Images Tech   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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