MCN Newswire: Comcast, Charter Poised to Benefit From Sprint-T-Mobile Collapse; Sling TV Still Doesn't Get CBS; AWS Releases New Media Services Suite for OTT
WHY THIS MATTERS:Without a Sprint-T-Mobile merger, Verizon and its cable partners are likely to forge a stronger alliance, media analyst Craig Moffett said in a new report pondering the wide-ranging implications of the defunct deal.
WHY THIS MATTERS:Neither company would comment, but sources familiar with the situation said CBS resisted being put on Sling TV, as it did in 2014, the last time the two companies negotiated a carriage deal, because Sling TV wants only selected network affiliates.
WHY THIS MATTERS:AWS will use the new Media Services offering, which leans on an on-demand, pay-as-you-go approach for video processing and storage capacity, to tighten competition with companies such as Microsoft and Google.
