MCN Newswire: AT&T 'Bullish on Video'; Ericsson Sells Media Solutions Stake; Comcast's X1 Ready for Some Football

Multichannel Newswire   Feb. 1, 2018     Today's Top Stories       AT&T CEO: 'We're Very Bullish on Video' Will launch next-gen DirecTV Now platform this spring, new thin-client streaming device by end of year READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The telco managed to add to its pay TV base as DirecTV Now, its OTT TV service, added enough subscribers in the fourth quarter to offset subscriber losses for both U-verse TV and DirecTV's satellite service, AT&T chief Randall Stephenson said during the company's Q4 call with analysts.   Ericsson Sells Majority Stake in Media Solutions Unit One Equity Partners to acquire 51% stake in division that includes Mediaroom, MediaFirst READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Ericsson announced the deal amid Q4 financial results and a restructuring of its executive team, including the formation of an Emerging Business unit to focus initially on IoT and distributed cloud solutions.   Comcast's X1 Gears Up for Super Bowl LII Adds voice commands, news, stats and features tied to Sunday's big game READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The X1's Super Bowl voice commands enable viewers to pull up on-demand destinations and content tied to the match-up between Comcast's hometown Philadelphia Eagles and reigning NFL champions the New England Patriots.   More Top Stories       AT&T Adds 368,000 DirecTV Now Subs in Q4 Why Amdocs is Buying Vubiquity Cisco Attacks Ericsson's Mediaroom Market Google's Webpass Backing Out of Boston Fox, NFL Confirm New Five-Year Thursday Night Deal Carr Pitches Net-Neutrality Rules Rollback in Belgium California Senate Passes Net-Neutrality Regs Pluto TV Bolsters Exec Team Tubi Hires Chief Revenue Officer FCC Sets Comment Deadlines on 39% Cap more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Original Video: Content Spotlight on '2 Dope Queens' MCN Hot Spot: Crackle's 'The Oath' Premieres March 8 MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's 'Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events' Season 2 Premieres March 30 As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen: Telecom Policymaking a Piecemeal Effort, Walden Predicts MCN Guest Blog, Stefan Birrer: Will Big Sports Streaming Bets Pay Off?   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     Executive Producer/Director of TV Public Broadcasting Atlanta, Atlanta, GA   TV Producer/Editor Public Broadcasting Atlanta, Atlanta, GA   Chief Engineer WOOD TV, Grand Rapids, MI   Broadcast Engineer (TV) Public Broadcasting Atlanta – Atlanta, GA, 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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