MCN Newswire: 'Big 5' vMVPDs Double Subs in 2017; Consolidated Offering DirecTV Now; Burke Says Comcast's Reach for Sky a Natural Extension

Multichannel Newswire   March 2, 2018     Today's Top Stories       Virtual MVPDs Growing 'Like Weeds': Analyst 'Big 5' OTTs ended 2017 with 4.6M subs, but vMVPD biz remains a 'truly lousy' one READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Combined, Sling TV, DirecTV Now, YouTube TV, Hulu Live and PlayStation Vue added about 2.6 million subs over the past year, more than doubling their 2016 total, media analyst Craig Moffett said in his latest "Cord-Cutting Monitor" report.   T-Mobile Expects 'Quick Payback' on Layer3 TV Deal, OTT TV Play Company still tight-lipped about specific plans for a 'disruptive' service set to debut later this year READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Given the costs of content, what remains to be seen is whether T-Mobile can create a service that both attracts customers and generates a sizable profit – a combo that the current crop of virtual MVPDs is struggling to pull together.   Burke: Comcast Has Long Had Its Eye on Sky NBCU chief says satellite play is in line with core strategy READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom conference, NBCU CEO Steve Burke called the European satellite operator a "unique asset" that's "so similar to everything we built with Comcast-NBCUniversal."   More Top Stories       Consolidated Communications Starts Hawking DirecTV Now Liberty Interactive to Become Qurate Retail Group Comcast Brings Real-Time Notifications to xFi House Dems Seek DOJ-White House Communications About AT&T-Time Warner Discovery Names Leadership Team After Scripps Acquisition Fox News Tops February Ratings Charts Coalition Tells FCC to Keep Sinclair-Tribune Clock Stopped Vewd, SpotX Form Programmatic Partnership AMC Networks' Q4 Net Rises Despite Lower Revenue 'Daily Show' Correspondent Minhaj Gets Netflix Show more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Paramount Network's 'Yellowstone' Premieres in June MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's 'Marvel's Jessica Jones' Season 2 Premieres March 8 As I Was Saying, R. Thomas Umstead: During Oscars, Fuse Advocating for More Latino Representation in Hollywood MCN Guest Blog, Mark Walton: Foreign-Born Black Americans: The Invisible Target Market The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Will a Sky Buy Help Push the Limit on X1?   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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