MCN Newswire: Cable Stocks Falter Again; Super Bowl LII Sets Streaming Record; Consolidation Key to Direct-to-Consumer Plans

Multichannel Newswire   Feb. 6, 2018     Today's Top Stories       Another Bad Day for Stocks as Dow Falls 1,100 Points Cable stocks falter in single worst daily decline READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Cable stocks, which fell hard in last week's sell-off, continued to decline as queasiness over the potential for higher inflation rates pounded the stock market Monday.   NBC's Stream of Super Bowl LII Peaks at 3.1M Concurrent Streams Game posted total audience delivery of 106M across all platforms READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Calling it the most live-streamed Super Bowl ever, NBC said the stream of the match-up between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots delivered an average minute audience of 2.02 million viewers.   Consolidation Gets Top Billing in Earnings Season Viacom-CBS talk proves media company deals have starring role READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: As ratings decline and cord-cutting accelerates, some analysts believe drafting a viable direct-to-consumer strategy is more important than ever and, given the scale required, say consolidation is the only way to get there.   More Top Stories       Programmatic TV: Super Bowl, Olympics Join Sling TV's Sports Playbook Charlie Vogt Named President, CEO of ATX Networks AT&T Preps Next TV Moves Viacom Lands Latin American Streaming Deal fuboTV Says Daily Trials Hit Record During Super Bowl Sunday Altice USA Runs Regional Ad During Super Bowl LII Comcast's Dave Watson to Be Featured Speaker at Exec Ed Program Clyburn, Blumenthal Call for Return of Comcast-NBCU Conditions Vodafone Confirms Liberty Global Talks Vizbee Draws a Crowd more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: USA's 'Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.' Premieres Feb. 27 MCN Hot Spot: HBO Docu 'Andre The Giant' Premieres April 10 MCN Slideshow: Freeze Frame | Feb.5 MCN Guest Blog, Kevin Fennelly: How Connected TV Will Move the Ad Industry Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead: HBO, Netflix Score Surprises With Super Bowl Ads   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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