MCN Newswire: Bell Canada Preps Multiscreen Services; Lionsgate Shares Rise on Deal Speculation; Xfinity Mobile Launches BYOD

Multichannel Newswire   Jan. 19, 2018     Today's Top Stories       Bell Canada Rings Up Ericsson for Upgraded TV Platform Telco using vendor's cloud-based MediaFirst platform to deliver multiscreen services READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The deal will bring personalized and converged multiscreen services to more than 1.5 million Fibe TV and Alt TV subs in Canada, the companies said.   Lionsgate Shares Up on Deal Talk Stock rises 7% on possible interest from Amazon, Viacom, CBS, Verizon READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The studio, which has had big successes on the TV side with hit series including "Mad Men," "Orange Is the New Black" and "Dear White People," counts cable legend John Malone as a major shareholder, adding to the speculation that a transaction could be in the works.   Xfinity Mobile Launches Bring Your Own Device Option Program kicks off with select, unlocked iPhone models READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Comcast expects to bring the BYOD option to additional devices later this year, making it easier for more consumers to move to the Xfinity Mobile service launched last May.   More Top Stories       TiVo, Google Expand Patent Deal to Include YouTube TV Trump Unveils Fake News Awards Sprint, Cox Make Peace, Cut Deal Pai: FCC Does Not Conclude Mobile Is Full Fixed Substitute Cable Ops Push for Codified Overlashing Rules Cross MediaWorks, 605 Team for Addressable TV Measurement Twitter Touts Research Showing It Makes TV Ads More Effective Netflix Serves Up 'Ugly Delicious' Series Freeform Greenlights 'Party of Five' Reboot CNN Bulks Up in Russia more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Video-on-Demand: Trump Forces Broadcasters to Reassess Profanity Policies MCN Hot Spot: BBC America's 'Planet Earth: Blue Planet II' Premieres Sunday MCN Hot Spot: TLC's 'Say Yes: Wedding SOS' Premieres Sunday MCN Guest Blog, Doug Fantuzzi: Why Cable Needs Digital Identity MCN Guest Blog, Jonathan Weitz: Standing Out in the Crowded SVOD Sector   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 Learn More Technology Leadership Awards at NAB April 9, 2018 | Las Vegas, NV Learn More Digital Media Tech Leadership Summit June 4-6, 2018 | Tampa, FL Learn More The Programmatic Summit June 7, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More more events »   Jobs     Executive Producer/Director of TV Public Broadcasting Atlanta, Atlanta, GA   Broadcast Engineer (TV) Public Broadcasting Atlanta – Atlanta, GA, United States   Senior Broadcast Engineer ideastream – Cleveland, OH, United States   Assistant Chief Engineer WROC-TV – Rochester, NY, United States   more jobs » News Blogs Events Images Tech   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2018 NewBay Media, LLC

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