MCN Newswire: AT&T Considers DirecTV Purchase; Viacom Blocks Online Access to CableOne Subs

Top Stories - May 1, 2014 AT&T Considers DirecTV Purchase: Reports With the proposed merger of the two largest cable operators in the review process, reports indicate that AT&T may be interested in purchasing the leading DBS provider and the No. 2 U.S. distributor, DirecTV. more Viacom Blocks Online Access to CableOne Subs Viacom has turned up the heat in its carriage dispute with Cable One, blocking its website content from the operators' subscribers in apparent retaliation for the operator's decision to not carry its networks. more Wheeler: Open Internet Will Be Preserved...Or Else FCC chairman Tom Wheeler signaled Wednesday that the FCC is not likely to bless paid prioritization if its impact is to disadvantage edge providers, saying that "If someone acts to divide the Internet between 'haves' and 'have nots,' we will use every power at our disposal to stop it. I consider that to include Title II."  more Time Warner Reports Higher Q1 Net Time Warner reported higher first-quarter net income on gains from The Lego Movie, plus gains at its TV properties. more TNT Nets 21% Audience GFain With NBA Playoffs Topped by Tuesday night's coverage of Game 5 of the Los Angeles Clippers-Golden State Warriors series, TNT has scored a 21% audience gain thus far with the NBA playoffs. more MGM Joins Comcast's EST Roster Comcast has notched a deal to offer titles from MGM Television through the Xfinity On Demand digital store, the multiscreen electronic-sell through service the MSO launched last November. more Video/Blogs MCN Multicultural Perspectives Stephen A. Smith Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead Showtime PPV Packs Social Media Punch The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Netflix To Get Its Own 'Channel' Reynolds' Rap, Mike Reynolds Parsing The Primetime Pigskin Packages My Turn Meet Delaware's New NBC Affiliate News Google Fiber To Carry SEC Network ESPN Radio Preps For World Cup 2014 Run Newfronts: Hulu Looking To Partner With Pay-TV Providers Starz To Conjure Da Vinci's Demons Marathon HBO Revives Project Greenlight History Orders 'Pawn Stars' Game Show Spinoff Vice President & Chief Operating Officer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee, WI Producer - Virgin Islands Public Television System - Saint Thomas, VI Promotions Producer - WHDH-TV/7 News - Boston, MA All Platform Journalist-WMUM Macon - Georgia Public Broadcasting - Macon, GA Expert Principal/Project Leader - Media Sector of the Technology, Media and Telecom Practice - The Boston Consulting Group - New York, NY See all career listings here.   ©2014 NewBay Media, LLC

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