MCN Newswire: Comcast Linking Blockchain to Connected Home; ViaSat-2 Satellite Ready for Service; Rural Broadband Included in Budget Bill

Multichannel Newswire   Feb. 12, 2018     Today's Top Stories       Comcast Looking to Link Blockchain to the Connected Home Says tech will enable customers to grant and revoke access to IoT devices in safe, secure manner READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Comcast is taking a closer look at blockchain technology in the context of services like Xfinity Home, which works with Comcast's own equipment and a growing mix of third-party smart-home products, and xFi, its whole-home WiFi networking management platform.   ViaSat-2 Satellite Deemed 'Ready for Service' Will be used to deliver downstream speeds up to 100 Mbps, paired with unlimited data plans READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The next-gen broadband satellite is packed with 300 Gigabits per second of total throughput.   Budget Bill Includes Rural Broadband Bucks Funding is part of $20 billion infrastructure package READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: At least a portion of the spending bill's two $10 billion tranches, one for 2018 and one for 2019, will go toward rural broadband deployment, House Energy & Commerce Committee chair Greg Walden said.   More Top Stories       NBC's Jennifer Salke Tapped to Head Amazon Studios Stocks Rebound in Wild Trading Day Watch MCN: vMVPDs by the Numbers Charter's Tom Adams to Join SCTE/ISBE Exec Ed Program at Dartmouth House E&C Staff Director Ray Baum Dies Qualcomm Board Rejects Broadcom's Sweetened Bid Knell Named President, CEO of National Geographic Partners WE tv Locks Up New Season of 'Love After Lockup' Out-of-Home Count Adds 12M Super Bowl Viewers FCC Renews Tribal Advisory Body more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's 'Marvel's Jessica Jones' Season 2 Premieres March 8 MCN Hot Spot: Syfy's 'Krypton' Premieres March 21 MCN Hot Spot: Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale' Season 2 Premieres April 25 On the Money, Mike Farrell: Viacom-CBS: Putting the Band Back Together The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Comcast Scores More Recognition for Product Design   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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