MCN Newswire: Verizon Moving Ahead With 5G Plans; Evine Shares Rise on Talk of Amazon Interest; Roku Channel Adding Live News

Multichannel Newswire   April 25, 2018     Today's Top Stories       Verizon CFO: Activity From New MVNOs 'Relatively Small' Also hints that coming OTT TV service will be tied to 5G market rollout READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Verizon has completed its pre-commercial 5G trials and is moving ahead with plans to launch a 5G-based residential fixed wireless broadband service in as many as five markets in the second half of the year, EVP and CFO Matthew Ellis said Tuesday.   Evine Shares Rise on Talk of Amazon Interest Stock soars after Amazon reported among potential suitors for home shopping pioneer READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Evine, available in about 87 million homes, is the third largest home shopping channel, behind leaders QVC and HSN, and posted Q4 net income of $6.4 million, its first profit since 2007.   The Roku Channel Tunes in Live and Linear News Curated, ad-based offering to funnel in feeds from ABC News, Cheddar, Newsy, People TV READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The additions, set to roll out in mid-May, will arrive about seven months after the debut of The Roku Channel, which is the No. 3 ad-supported channel on the platform and in the top 15 overall, Roku said.   More Top Stories       ThinkAnalytics Hires Rob Sowers to Head North American Expansion Verizon Loses 22K Fios Video Subs, Adds 66K Fios Internet Subs in Q1 TV Networks' Profit to Fall 41% by 2025, Analyst Says Sinclair Boosts Spin-Offs in Re-Filed Deal Comcast-NBCU Promotes Two in D.C. Goei, Tapper to be Honored by Museum of Moving Image Trump Dumps on WHCA Dinner Cartoon Network 'Drawn' Into Podcast on Animation INCOMPAS: FCC Ignored Key Info in Net Neutrality Decision Yahoo! Paying $35M to Settle SEC's Data Breach Allegations more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Guest Blog, Jacqueline Corbelli: Nobody Is Content With Linear TV Content The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Netflix Launches Mobile Previews What to Watch: Amazon Orders Second Season of 'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' Ahead of Aug. 31 Premiere Numbers: Google Tops First-Quarter Hill Lobby Spending   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, 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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