MCN Newswire: Video Piracy 3.0: TV's Scary New Threat; ESPN Opens New NYC Studio; Investors Punish Pay TV Stocks

Multichannel Newswire   April 2, 2018     Today's Top Stories       Cover Story: TV's Scary New Threat Fully-loaded Kodi boxes, paired with a sophisticated criminal ecosystem, pose a major danger for programmers, studios and pay TV providers READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The next wave of piracy has reached the shores of the pay TV industry, and it's shaping up to be possibly the biggest, most threatening one yet. Call it Video Piracy 3.0: a sophisticated flotilla of pirates who can deliver movies, TV shows and linear digital TV feeds that have been snatched somewhere in the complicated distribution chain and relayed directly to consumers who are willing to take big risks just to save a buck.   ESPN's New NYC Studio Is Ready for Its Closeup Seaport District location to be home to 'Get Up,' 'NBA Countdown' READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The 21,000-square-foot facility, called ESPN Seaport District Studios, houses two primary studios, a radio/podcast studio, and an "Insert Studio" that will be used to support talent inserts for ESPN's shows and platforms.   Investors Punish Pay TV Stocks on M&A and More Comcast's Sky maneuver, Altice debt weigh on sector READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Stocks in the pay TV sector have been taking a beating for the past three months, with the bruising especially harsh on the two newest issues in the industry: Altice USA and WideOpenWest.   More Top Stories       Special Report: Cable Hall of Famers Take Manhattan Report: CBS Readies Viacom Merger Proposal This Week in Netflix: OTT Service Drives Up Hollywood Pay, Slates 'Carmen Sandiego' Film Political Voices Network to Go OTT Crunchyroll Gets Some Game ISPs Face Mass. Assault Over Net Neutrality 'Roseanne' Reboot Viewers Came From Republican States With Frenemies Like These YouTube Star Finds Herself a New Script TV Treats Fans at SXSW 2018 more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       Event News: Multicultural TV Summit Tackles Business Issues of Diversity The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Study Finds Pay TV Subs Making an OTT Connection Picture This, R.  Thomas Umstead: What Paramount Network Wants You to Know About 'I Am MLK Jr.'   Events     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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