MCN Newswire: Blackouts Mark New Year at DirecTV, WOW; New Year's Bowl Games Lift ESPN; Tech Coalition Pushes for TV White Spaces

Multichannel Newswire   Jan. 3, 2018     Today's Top Stories       Retrans Disputes Continue in New Year DirecTV, WideOpenWest disrupt what was relatively quiet holiday READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The retransmission rhetoric machine was relatively quiet moving into the New Year, although disputes involving satellite giant DirecTV and over-builder WideOpenWest resulted in blackouts Jan. 1, while several ongoing DirecTV blackouts continue.   Return to New Year's Day Boosts ESPN's Bowl Games Georgia-Oklahoma thriller cable's fifth-most watched show ever READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The network's six bowl games on Jan. 1, including the NCAA semi-finals contests in the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl, averaged nearly 15 million viewers, ESPN said.   Microsoft Pushes for TV White Spaces Move comes as broadcasters large and small eye new spectrum spaces READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Led by Microsoft, a group of computer companies, edge providers and others have formed the Connect Americans Now (CAN) coalition to advocate for the use of so-called TV white spaces to close the rural digital divide.   More Top Stories       Kagan: Broadcast TV Station Deals Top $5B in 2017 BrightLine Launches 'DataCast' New Year, New Trump Attacks on Media NBC News Names Kotb to Replace Lauer on 'Today' Rose McGowan Series 'Citizen Rose' Debuts on E! Jan. 30 Facebook to Livestream Golden Globes Red Carpet Georgia-Oklahoma Rose Bowl Telecast Scores on Social Media FTC Settles With Lenovo Over Ad Software Sen. Hatch to Retire Related: Industry Salutes Departing Senator Hatch more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Hulu's 'The Path' Season 3 Premieres Jan. 17 MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's 'Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events' Season 2 Premieres March 30 As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen: Distribution Challenges in CES Spotlight Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead: Four Trends in Play for Cable Sports Community, MCN Staff: Editors' Picks: Best of 2017   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     Paid Broadcast Technology Apprenticeship National Association of Broadcasters, DC   On-Air Fundraising Producer UNC-TV, RTP, NC   Director of Development, Investigative Reporting Workshop American University - School of Communication, Washington, DC   Paid Broadcast Technology Apprenticeship National Association of Broadcasters, Dist. Columbia   more jobs » News Blogs Events Images Tech   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2018 NewBay Media, LLC

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