MCN Newswire: CenturyLink Shutting Down vMVPD Service; Sinclair Plans Trubune Station Divestiture; Dish Says Sling TV Has 2.2M Subs

Multichannel Newswire   Feb. 22, 2018     Today's Top Stories       CenturyLink Pulling Plug on OTT TV Beta Introduced nationwide service last June READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Less than a year after launching CenturyLink Stream, the telco informed subscribers it is shutting down the vMVPD service at the end of March.   Sinclair Submits Remade Tribune Deal to FCC Still discussing some station specifics with Justice Department READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: To come under the FCC's 39% ownership cap, the new plan includes divestitures of Tribune's WGN-TV Chicago, WPIX-TV New York and KSWB-TV San Diego.   Sling TV Ends Year With 2.2M Subscribers Total Dish customers at 13.2M READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The Sling TV numbers -- the first Dish has released since the service started in 2015 -- come as the satellite provider reported a less than stellar fourth quarter, with revenue down 7.2% to $3.48 billion from $3.75 billion in the previous year.   More Top Stories       HBO Tops NAMIC Vision Awards Nominations Fox News Channel Rules Cable's Weekly Ratings Charts Ruckus Gears Up for CBRS Band Ready, Set...Net Neutrality Challenges Can Begin This Week Dish Will Spend $1B on First Phase of Wireless Buildout Trump: Broadband Buildout Situation 'Intolerable' AT&T Tags Set of Cities for Mobile 5G Rollout NCTA Renews CEO Powell's Contract for Three Years Groups Mass Against Lifeline Changes Netflix Sets April Date for 'Lost in Space' Reboot more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Sneak Peek: Ovation's 'X Company' Premieres Today MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's 'Marvel's Jessica Jones' Season 2 Premieres March 8 MCN Hot Spot: WGN America's '100 Code' Premieres May 29 Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead: 'Meet the Peetes' Bringing Reality, Diversity to Hallmark Channel MCN Guest Blog, Berin Szoka: Why Do Democrats Want to Let Trump Violate Net Neutrality?   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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