MCN Newswire: Comcast Forms Home-Focused Voice Team; AirTV Tests 'Local Channels DVR' Option; Discovery Sells Majority Interest in Education Unit

Multichannel Newswire   Feb. 27, 2018     Today's Top Stories       Comcast Broadens Voice Team as Functionality Extends Beyond the TV Using deep learning and A.I. techniques, team looks to integrate voice across the connected home READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Comcast has formed a dedicated voice team within its digital home engineering organization as the MSO seeks out ways to accelerate its use of voice commands across multiple service domains.   AirTV Tests 'Local Channels DVR' Option for Android TV-Powered Player Free beta for product tailored for cord-cutters requires an external storage device READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Dish Network is releasing the DVR beta, which enables users to record shows from over-the-air broadcast TV channels, as its AirTV unit faces off with competing OTA/OTT combo devices from Channel Master, Nuvyyo/Tablo and TiVo.   Francisco Partners Buys Majority Interest in Discovery Education $120M deal expected to close in first half of year READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Discovery Communications will continue to hold a minority interest in the educational content developer and will license the "Discovery Education" brand to Francisco Partners, a private equity firm.   More Top Stories       Discovery Scores With First Olympics Ninth Circuit Clarifies: FTC Common Carrier Carve-Out Is Activity Based Nokia Banks on Whole-Home WiFi NBCU Says Profits Are Golden at Olympics Pai Signals FCC to Start New Spectrum Auctions This Year Samsung Gets Fix on 5G Access Gear Media Alliance Seeks United Front Against Google, Facebook Qualcomm Presents Path Forward With Broadcom, But Still Balking on Price YouTube Live Tacks on Features Paramount Network, Jay Z Set Trayvon Martin Docuseries more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: USA's 'Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.' Premieres Today MCN Hot Spot: Crackle's 'The Oath' Premieres March 8 Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead: CBS Sports HQ Service Hits the OTT Field MCN Event News: Hispanic Television Summit Returns to New York Marriott Marquis Oct. 4 People: Pai Gets NRA Gun for Bagging Net Neutrality Rules   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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