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News & Views Most Popular T-Mobile Strikes Exclusive Mobile Video Pact With Katzenberg's Quibi By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/18/2019 Deal arrives ahead of Quibi's launch next spring, and adds a new wrinkle to T-Mobile's video game plan. Post a Comment Surge of Streaming Options Triggers 'Subscription Overload' – Study By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/17/2019 But platforms that bundle streaming video services, backed by single sign-on systems, could benefit both OTT and pay-TV players alike. Post a Comment Netflix Pushes Past 158.3M Global Streaming Subs as New OTT Rivals Emerge By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/16/2019 Netflix's Q3 numbers were in-line, but OTT video giant warns of 'some modest headwind' to near-term growth as a batch of new, major streaming services such as Disney+ and Apple TV+ near launch. Post a Comment Advertisement What's at Stake as the Streaming Battle Builds By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/15/2019 Netflix, Amazon and Hulu have staked out their turf in the subscription VoD market, but will they be able to hold that coveted ground as Disney, Apple, WarnerMedia and NBCU enter the streaming fray? Post a Comment Chill Out! Netflix Is Fine, Analyst Says By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/14/2019 Concerns about new direct-to-consumer competition alongside pressure on Netflix's pricing power is misunderstood or overblown, contends LightShed Partners analyst Richard Greenfield. Post a Comment Maine Returns Serve in Cable TV à la Carte Lawsuit By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/11/2019 Says a preliminary injunction against Maine's new law sought by Comcast and programmers is based on 'purely hypothetical' allegations, as state towns have no present plan to act upon or enforce the new law. Post a Comment Comcast's Virtual Access Network Rolls Into Multiple Markets, Spans 100K+ Customers By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/11/2019 Top Comcast execs discuss the benefits and capabilities of the company's new virtual access network and how Comcast is applying lessons from its cloud-based X1 platform. Post a Comment Advertisement Apollo Proposes DirecTV Spinout, Combo With Dish – Report By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/10/2019 Private equity firm has pitched a restructuring that would spin off DirecTV and combine it with Dish under a new company that would be controlled by AT&T, Fox Business says. Post a Comment BT Gives Convergence Another Bash, but 'Halo' Looks Far From Heavenly By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/9/2019 A push into bundles is not going to guarantee success for the ailing UK telco amid a blizzard of competitive and regulatory challenges. Post a Comment Former Comcast Exec Named CTO of MediaKind By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/7/2019 Allen Broome comes on board as the video software company explores the development of a virtualized, software-as-a-service model for the OTT and pay-TV service provider market. Post a Comment Matt Strauss to Head NBCU's New OTT Service By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/7/2019 Strauss, a longtime Comcast exec, has been named chairman of Peacock, a streaming service set to launch in the spring of 2020. Post a Comment Eurobites: Telefónica Wheels 5G Into the Operating Theater By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/4/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: 5G arrives at London train stations; EBU wants 5G-Broadcast mode; UK doesn't want Facebook encryption. Post a Comment Latest TiVo-Comcast Patent Scrum Ends in Draw By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/3/2019 Both sides declare victory in mixed court opinion centered on a TiVo video search patent. Post a Comment Charter Envisions a Fixed Wireless Triple-Play With CBRS By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/2/2019 Charter's Craig Cowden expands on the MSO's interests and intentions involving the CBRS band and provides updates on the company's recent set of fixed wireless, mobile-facing 'dual-SIM' market trials. Post a Comment TiVo Debuts Pricey Connected DVR Lineup, Ad-Supported Streaming Service By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/2/2019 Company adds TiVo Edge models for cable customers and cord-cutters, tags content partners for soon-to-launch ad-based OTT service called TiVo+. Post a Comment Omniverse: It's All HovSat's Fault By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/1/2019 Faced with a copyright lawsuit led by major Hollywood studios, Omniverse accuses its erstwhile partner of breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation. Post a Comment China's CBN Starts 5G Trials Amid Doubts By Robert Clark, 10/1/2019 China's smallest 5G operator has begun 5G trials, but it remains a long way behind its bigger rivals. Post a Comment Locast: Broadcaster-Led Lawsuit 'Objectively Baseless' & 'an Unlawful Sham' By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/27/2019 Locast, which has filed counterclaims, asserts RCN pulled back a $750,000 donation commitment 'as a result of intimidation from the broadcasters.' Post a Comment Looking Back: Comcast's Breakthrough X1 Video Service Turns 10 By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/27/2019 Whispers about Comcast's next-video platform began to spread a decade ago at Cable-Tec Expo in Denver. Here's a look back at its journey from a secretive project originally called 'Excalibur' to a widely deployed product under the X1 banner. Post a Comment Shout It Out Loud: 'NEXTGEN TV' Is ATSC 3.0's Go-To-Market Brand By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/26/2019 New name and logo will adorn devices that conform to an emerging next-gen broadcast TV signaling standard designed to support 4K interactivity and aimed for widespread deployment in 2020. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors Charter, Fox Ink New Carriage Deal, to Collaborate on Piracy Clampdown Monday, October 21, 2019 AT&T's Advanced Ad Unit Xandr Acquires Clypd Friday, October 18, 2019 Comcast, Viacom Join ACE Friday, October 18, 2019 Starz Issues Warning About Comcast Channel Drops Amid Expanded Comcast-Epix Deal Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Epix Expands Deal With Comcast Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Orby TV Picks Globecast for Broadcast Media Operational Services Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Synamedia, Triveni Team on ATSC 3.0 Tools Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Roku Adds Apple TV App, to Make Apple TV+ Available on November 1 Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Phoenix to Broaden ATSC 3.0 Tests Monday, October 14, 2019 Tubi Sets UK Expansion Monday, October 14, 2019 ESPN Set to Offer Select College Football Games in 4K Thursday, October 10, 2019 You.i TV Nets UI Deal With Australia's Network 10 Thursday, October 10, 2019 Verizon Fios Adds 'Movies Anywhere' Tuesday, October 8, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now How PureLocker Ransomware Bypasses AV Checks Larry Loeb, Author, 11/13/2019 Intezer and IBM X-Force have found a new ransomware targeted at production ... 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11/11/2019

Meet the Execs Tapped to Build & Sell Dish's 5G Network

Dish Network last week announced it hired Marc Rouanne (of Nokia) and Stephen Bye (of Sprint) to build and sell its planned 5G network. Both executives spoke with ...