MCN Newswire: T-Mobile Touts Future 'Quad Play'; Comcast Catches Heat for New Packages; Wheeler Pitches Shared-Access 5G Network

Multichannel Newswire   May 3, 2018     Today's Top Stories       T-Mobile Touts Wireless Broadband, Pay TV Ambitions Says 'new' company will be positioned for a quad-play READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The operator's pending merger with Sprint and its recent acquisition of Layer3 TV will power bundles of speedy wireless broadband and pay TV services, company execs said on Tuesday's Q1 earnings call.   New Comcast Packages Catch Some Heat MSO's West division weaves broadband speed increases into enhanced, multi-service Xi bundles READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Critics saw the new packages as an attempt to deter potential cord-cutters by pairing high speeds with video service, but Comcast emphasized that the same speeds are also available to its internet-only customers.   Tom Wheeler: Shared 5G Network Would Be Win-Win-Win Former FCC chair signals approach would be better option than T-Mobile-Sprint meld READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Building out a shared-access 5G network with the government as one of the players makes more sense than letting the No. 3 and No. 4 wireless operators merge as a means of spurring faster deployment, Wheeler said.   More Top Stories       Dish Anywhere App Streams to Android TV Devices A+E Networks Taps You.i TV to Reach More Screens Philo Promo Packs Pandora Commerce Secretary Ross Calls T-Mobile-Sprint Deal Pitch 'Interesting' Hulu Hits 20M Subscribers 'SportsCenter' Expanding on ESPN's New App Sprint Bumps Michel Combes to CEO Amazon Prime Sets June Date for 'Goliath' Return Oath Announces 10 New Video Series at NewFront Cable Ops Push Centralized Retrans Election more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       Video: Showtime Releases 'The Affair' Season Four Trailer What to Watch: WNBA to Stream 20 Games Live on Twitter Website of Interest: 'Economist' Hosts Online Debate Around Regulating Tech Companies Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead: HBO's 'Being Serena' Offers Off-the-Court Profile of Tennis Superstar The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Connected Retro Atari Device to Go on Sale May 30   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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