MCN Newswire: NBCU Locks Up Olympic Rights Through 2032; DirecTV Shares Spike on Merger Talk; Web Companies Sound Alarm On Neutrality Moves

Top Stories - May 8, 2014 NBCU Locks Up Olympic Rights Through 2032 The Olympic flame will continue to burn brightly on the networks and platforms of NBCUniversal through 2032. more DirecTV Shares Spike on Merger Talk DirecTV shares spiked 8% ($6.51 per share) to $88.25 each Wednesday after a report in The Wall Street Journal said the satellite giant was working with advisers concerning a possible merger with AT&T. more Web Companies Sound Alarm On Neutrality Moves More than 100 Internet companies, including Amazon, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Reddit, Microsoft, EBay, Vonage, Yahoo, Level 3 and a veritable host of others, have written to the commissioners on the Federal Communications Commission, adding their voices to the chorus of critics of chairman Tom Wheeler's draft proposal for new network neutrality rules. more Polka Warns FCC of More Online Blocking American Cable Association president Matt Polka warned the FCC this week that the number of cable operators whose subs would be blocked from viewing Viacom sites would likely be growing. more Comcast Gives Retail A Whirl In Florida Expanding on similar efforts underway in select markets in the northeastern U.S., Comcast has targeted a small set of stores in Florida as part of its ongoing trials of a prepaid Internet product. more Video/Blogs MCN Sneak Peek BBC America's 'In The Flesh' MCN Guest Blog, Viamedia's Jonathan Sims Digging Into The NFL Draft The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner When Android Met The RDK Translation Please, Leslie Ellis Top Dazzlers In Imagine Park As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen Shedding Tiers, Recalibrating Scale, Seeing Stars News NBC Sports Group Leads Sports Emmy Winners Rosenworcel: Delay Vote On Net Neutrality Rules Broadcast, Cable Owner Proposes Retrans Guidelines RFD-TV To Hill: Comcast Should Restore Full Carriage Charter, AT&T Join Arris's Top Customer List Verizon's Super DVR Lands In Tampa HBO Renews 'Vice' For Two Additional Seasons Upfronts 2014: TBS Picks Up Comedy Pair 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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