MCN Newswire: Altice USA Plans Rate Hike; Cable Sales Execs Jockey for Upfront Position; Xfinity Watchathon Breaks Record

Multichannel Newswire   May 8, 2018     Today's Top Stories       Altice USA Plans 3.2% June Rate Hike Sports, broadcast surcharges also rise $1 per month READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Some of the additional charges also will include increases to the MSO's set-top rental and Cable Card fees.   Top Cable Sales Executives Jockey for Position in Upfront Programming pitches will key on live viewing, premium content READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: With industry consolidation, a handful of top sales executives now control more than $22 billion in commercial inventory in the cable business.   Comcast Says Xfinity Watchathon Week Breaks Another Record Viewers watched 105 million hours of shows, movies during annual binge-fest READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: HBO's 'Game of Thrones' was the most-watched TV series for the week, followed by ABC's 'Roseanne' and other premium cable series, driving total viewing hours well past last year's 77 million, the MSO said.   More Top Stories       Comcast Preparing Cash Bid for Fox Assets: Report Cheddar Connects With Snapchat Charter, CBS Reach Multi-year Carriage Deal Senate Dems Seek 'Close' Scrutiny of T-Mobile-Sprint Ovation Now App Reaches, Apple TV, Android, iOS Endeavor Closes NeuLion Purchase Platforms: Putting More Sking in the Streaming Game Disney Lights Up Luminate Advanced Advertising Suite NBA, NHL Make a Ratings Playoff Push Big Mergers in Holding Patterns more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       What to Watch: 'Arrested Development' Back on Netflix May 29 MCN Guest Blog, Stuart Smitherman: Cable Ops Can Survive in a Changing World People: BuzzFeed Taps Former MTV Exec Lauren Dolgen to Head BuzzFeed Studios   Events     Digital Media Tech Leadership Summit June 5-6, 2018 | Tampa, FL Learn More The Programmatic TV Summit June 7, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More OTT & Video Distribution Summit August 2, 2018 | Los Angeles, CA Learn More   News Technology Summit September 26-27, 2018 | Baltimore, MD Learn More   16th Annual Hispanic Television Summit October 4, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More   Streaming Tech Leadership Summit October 22-23, 2018 | Atlanta, GA (SCTE) Learn More   NYC Television Week October 29-November 1, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More   Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Awards, part of NYC TV Week October 29, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More   NYC Television Week's 40 Under 40 Awards October 30, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More TV Data Summit, part of NYC TV Week October 31, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More Advanced Advertising Summit, part of NYC TV Week November 1, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More Next TV Summit, part of NYC TV Week November 1, 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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