MCN Newswire: Netflix Says Set-Top Integrations 'Meaningful' to Sub Growth; AT&T Boosts Whole-Home WiFi; 50 Cent Posts Tirade Against Altice USA

Multichannel Newswire   Jan. 23, 2018     Today's Top Stories       MVPD/ISP Deals Meaningful, Not Dominant Contributor to Netflix OTT provider increasingly looking at opportunities to become part of the bundle READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Set-top box integrations give Netflix exposure to pay TV subscribers who are consuming more linear TV and could be later adopters of the OTT service; additionally, the integrations provide a "churn benefit" to its partners, Netflix executives said on its Q4 call with analysts.   AT&T Taps AirTies for Whole-Home WiFi Telco selling vendor's WiFi extender READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: AT&T said its "Smart Wi-Fi Extender" boosts coverage by up to 1,000 feet while also reducing network congestion and auto-selecting the fastest available connection for each device in the home.   50 Cent Takes Starz-Optimum Feud Personally Rapper posts profanity-laced Instagram video READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Altice USA called the video, in which Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson contemplates ramming an Optimum technician's van with his own car, an outrageous threat of violence against one of its employees, while others viewed it as a parody of Jackson's character in the Starz series "Power."   More Top Stories       Netflix Adds 8.33 Million Subs in Q4 2017 ACA: Comcast-NBCU Condition Sunset Needs FCC Action Dish Launches Downsized Hopper DVR fuboTV Spruces Up App for Apple TV CBS Renews Carriage Deal With Sony PlayStation Vue Evolution Digital Launches Upgrades for 'eVUE-TV' Platform Murdoch: Facebook Should Pay for Trusted News Lotame Extends Smart TV Relationship With Inscape MPAA Report: Industry Wages, Jobs Up Under Previous Administration Internet Association Ramps Up State Activities more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Netfix's 'One Day at a Time' Season 2 Premieres Friday MCN Hot Spot: Syfy's 'Krypton' Premieres March 21 MCN Video-on-Demand: Trump Forces Broadcasters to Reassess Profanity Policies The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Hulu Has 450K Live TV Subs, YouTube TV Notches 300K: Report MCN Guest Blog, Doug Fantuzzi: Why Cable Needs Digital Identity   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 5-6, 2018 | Tampa, FL Learn More The Programmatic Summit June 7, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More more events »   Jobs     Director of Studio and Production Operations Broadcasting Board of Governors, Washington, DC   Broadcast Engineering Tech University of Alabama Center for Public TV&Radio, Tuscaloosa, AL   Broadcast Engineer (TV) Public Broadcasting Atlanta, Atlanta, GA   On-Air Fundraising Producer UNC-TV, RTP, NC   more jobs » News Blogs Events Images Tech   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2018 NewBay Media, LLC

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