Cover Story
Chris Matthews Still Has His Fastball
‘Hardball’ turns 20 and host gears up for sizzling 2020 election
PLUS:Spanish Networks Plot 2020’s New Electoral Map (expanded version)

Connections
Voices: Iterations, Daniel Frankel
Cable Operators Get Flex-able on Cord Cutting in Q3

Community
Voices: Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead
DAZN's Fight Delay Makes For Long Night, Increased Business

MCN’s Most Viewed, Oct. 30-Nov. 7
1. Disney+ Still Lacks an Amazon Fire TV App a Week Away from Launch
2. AT&T’s Stephens: DirecTV Losses ‘Have Peaked’
3. Philo CEO Andrew McCollum: ‘We Think We Have a Fundamentally More Sustainable Offering’
4. Verizon Fios TV Lost 67K More Customers in Q3 as Platform Continues to Slip into Irrelevancy
5. Expect More vMVPD Attrition Following PlayStation Vue Shuttering, Analyst Says

Cover Story: Punching Up

How OTT providers are knocking traditional providers out of ring sports

Q&A with HBO EVP Peter Nelson

Platforms Connections
Voices: Iterations, Daniel Frankel
Will Apple’s Hands-On Creative Approach Turn It Into Expensive NBC?

Community
Voices: On the Money, Mike Farrell
Retrans’ Hobson’s Choice

MCN Online Extra: Sept. 20-27
1. Bravo Sets ‘Welcome to Waverly’ Reality Series
2. FCC: Local Franchise Authorities Can’t Regulate Broadband
3. Comcast Ready to Sell 30% Hulu Stake to Disney, Report Says
4. Comcast Begins Moving Into 60-Story, $1.5B ‘Tech Center’ High Rise
5. AT&T: Consumers Will View 5G as ‘Compelling Alternative’ to Wireline Broadband

COVER STORY | IT'S AN OTT UNIVERSE                                                    New strategies, bold players behind an ‘unstoppable and undeniable’ revolution

CuriosityStream Goes Back to the Future

Broadband Is Key for Video Business’s Future

Goals: Innovation, Reliability, Connectivity

T-Mobile’s Binder: 5G a ‘Game-Changer’

Byron Allen: Programmers ‘Cannot Be Big Enough’

Johnson Stresses Content and New Distribution Model

MORE FROM THE AUG. 6, 2018 PRINT EDITION

MCN's MOST READ STORIES                                                  multichannel.com | July 27-Aug. 3

1. DirecTV Adds AccuWeather, Drops WeatherNation 
2. New York: Charter Has to Stop Operating Systems in State 
3. TIS18: Video’s Not Dead, It’s Just Riding on Broadband 
4. WOW! Broadens Whole-Home WiFi Mesh Service Launch 
5. Rutledge: ‘We’re in the Right’ in PSC Fight

COMMUNITY                                                                                                        Voices | Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead

CTAM Brings OTT Services, Cable Nets Together at TCA

Gathering showcases industry’s top shows, distributors

Numbers | Diversity & Inclusion

Video: Hollywood Makes No Progress Toward Diversity, Report Finds

2018 report from USC's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative finds the more things change, the more they stay the same

COVER STORY | INDIE OPERATORS OF THE YEAR

Atlantic Broadband: A Small Op That Pulled Off a Big Task

Vyve Broadband: Fulfilling a Vision of Small-Town Access

Plus:More Stories From the July 9 Issue

MCN's MOST READ STORIES                                                    multichannel.com | June 29-July 6

1. Comcast Brings World Cup Content Hub to X1
2. Charter Launches Spectrum Mobile
3. Fox News Selects Melissa Francis to Serve as ‘Outnumbered’ Co-Host
4. Leslie 'Les' H. Read, Cable Pioneer, Dies at 82
5. Univision Stations Go Dark to Dish, Sling TV Subscribers

RULES                                                                                                                  A Case of Agoraphobia Judicia?

Roberts on Supreme Court: ‘We’re the most transparent branch in government’ (The Washington Post)

COMMUNITY                                                                                            Carnegie Corp. Honors Mediacom's Rocco Commisso as ‘Great Immigrant, Great American’

From Calabria to a Cable Chairmanship

COVER STORY

TV’s ‘Power’ Forward                                                                                                                                             50 Cent’s hit crime drama surges on Starz, with more projects on the way

NEED TO KNOW | CYBERSECURITY

Cyberattacks Put Every Enterprise at Risk                                                                                                          Techniques diversify as corporate adversaries get smarter

PLUS:IoT Poses New Cybersecurity Threats for Cable

READ MORE | TOC

All the Stories From MCN Issue No. 15

MCN's MOST READ STORIES                                                multichannel.com | June 22-29

1. Comcast Brings World Cup Content Hub to X1 
2. T-Mobile, Sprint File With FCC 
3. Epix Names Courtney Menzel EVP, Content Distribution & Partnerships 
4. Fox Sports Hoping for World Cup Ratings Rebound
5. AT&T Unleashes WatchTV

PLATFORMS                                                                                          Connections Blog | The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner

Study: 85% of U.S. Millennials Subscribe to at Least One OTT Video Service

COMMUNITY                                                                                                Voices | MCN Guest Blog, Jon Baldry

Shortening the (DAA) Last Mile

Numbers | 'Cable Keepers'

Confusion Over Streaming Live Events Reduces Cord Cutting

COVER STORY

The Hunt Is On                                                                                                                                                  Comcast, Disney prepare for a (21st Century) Fox hunt

SPECIAL REPORT | WOMEN IN THE GAME 

Gaining Ground, Offering an Assist                                                                                                                  MCN’s class of leading women sports executives understands the need for work/life balance, and helping others along the way

Read More: MCN's Women in the Game Archives

SPECIAL REPORT | PROGRAMMING

Crime and Viewership                                                                                                                                            Spate of true-crime shows helps networks nab viewers

More Stories From Issue 14

MCN's MOST READ STORIES                                                                          multichannel.com | June 8-15

1. AT&T Gives Away WiFi Extenders to Subs on Fastest Broadband Tiers
2. Comcast Brings World Cup Content Hub to X1
3. Comcast Makes All-Cash Bid for Fox Assets
4. AT&T, Time Warner Cleared to Merge
5. Layer3 TV to Offer Live World Cup Matches in 4K 

AGENDA                                                                                                            People | MCN Events 

Byron Allen Wants to Add OTT Sports to Entertainment Studios Portfolio                            Programmer set to keynote at OTT & Video Distribution Summit Aug. 2 in Los Angeles

The Summit: Learn More/Register

PLATFORMS                                                                                        Connections Blog | The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner 

74% of U.S. Homes Have at Least One Connected TV Device

COMMUNITY                                                                                                  Voices | As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen 

Beach Reading for the Media-Obsessed

Numbers | How We Watch

Americans Say Goodbye to VCRs, Hello to Streaming (B&C)

COVER STORY | PROGRAMMING 

So Much Summer Drama: A slew of new cable series are taking aim at hot-button issues

SPECIAL REPORT | SPORTS

New Digital Services Reset the Playing Field: DTC launches could one day lead to a ‘Netflix of sports’

NEED TO KNOW | 5G

Riding Wireless’s Next Wave:New standard will accelerate wireless speeds, connect the Internet of Things — and drive competition

Cable Is Wired for 5G: For operators, 5G offers big opportunities for new fixed and mobile wireless services

Need to Know More?Email us at needtoknow@nbmedia.com 

MCN's MOST READ STORIES                                                multichannel.com | May 24-31

1. Verizon Drops Plan to Build its Own OTT TV Service
2. Dish DBS Officially Launches AirTV
3. Oath Puts Ad Target on Verizon’s FiOS TV Footprint
4. Sony Has No Plans to Shut Down PlayStation Vue: Report
5. Ergen: Narrowband Net Will Be 'Big Dish' IoT Play; 5G to Follow

PLATFORMS                                                                                            Connections Blog | The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner

PlayStation Vue Will Live On, Sony Says

COMMUNITY                                                                                                  Voices | The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner

Roku Retains Edge in Streaming Player Market

Quotable | Making 'The Americans' Great

“I think it was perfect. It was so surprising, I had no idea how they were going to end up. … You’re watching these characters and you want them to sort of pay, in some way, and you made them pay in the worst possible way, in the most damaging way. That’s what’s so good about it.”                                                                              — Keri Russell, “Elizabeth Jennings” in FX’s The Americans, speaking about the series finale during an Emmy "For Your Consideration" panel in Los Angeles directly after the episode aired on May 30.

COVER STORY

Cable’s Latest, Greatest Wireless Opportunity

SPECIAL REPORT | CUSTOMER CARE

Helping Subscribers Help Themselves                                                                                                      Cable’s Retail Efforts Take Center Stage

MCN's MOST READ STORIES                                                  multichannel.com | May 18-25, 2018 

1. Dish DBS Officially Launches AirTV  
2. Ergen: Narrowband Net Will Be 'Big Dish' IoT Play; 5G to Follow
3. AT&T to Introduce Broadband-Delivered OTT DirecTV Product
4. Comcast Considers All-Cash Offer for Fox Assets 
5. FTC's Simons: We Have Resources to Oversee ISP Net Neutrality

PLATFORMS                                                                                      Connections Blog | The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner

YouTube Red Becomes YouTube Premium

COMMUNITY                                                                                                Voices | On the Money, Mike Farrell

Comcast-Fox: Go Big or Go Home

Twitterati | @erikmagraken

Re: ESPN Wrestles UFC TV Package From Fox Sports

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COVER STORY | UPFRONT 2018

Sales Execs Claim Strong Hand Going Into Upfront                                                                                Even as TV industry transforms, annual ad rituals make their return

Buyers Want Better Measurement, But Will Use Old Metrics in Upfront                                              Audience buying is growing, but still a small part of market

Levy Wants 5% of TV Ad Budgets Spent on Audiences                                                                          Time to retire Nielsen’s TV metric, Turner’s president says

The CW Brings a New Night to the Market                                                                                                Sales chief Rob Tuck sees rivals follow in convergent footsteps

Pitching Hispanic Buying Power                                                                                                              Univision, Telemundo prep for Upfront

Broadcast Networks Take Center Stage                                                                                                Upfront Week remains a massive TV spectacle despite networks’ shrinking ratings

MCN's MOST READ STORIES                                                                            multichannel.com | May 4-11, 2018

1. TiVo Exiting the Box-Making Business
2. FuboTV Launches Beta of New, Bigger OTT-TV Service
3. Ergen: AT&T-Time Warner Approval Could Create Deal Flood or Famine
4. Greenfield: Amazon Poised to Be Most Disruptive Tech Giant
5. Charter Eyes June 30 Debut for Spectrum Mobile: Report

RULES                                                                                                                    Q&A | Mignon Clyburn, FCC Commissioner

Clyburn: A Voice for the Voiceless

PLATFORMS                                                                                                          Connections Blog | The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner

Samsung’s 5G Lineup Is Cleared for Takeoff

COMMUNITY                                                                                                        Voices | As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen

Cable Old Timers Who Can't Get Enough of Each Other

COVER STORY

Half Full 

As cable stocks hit a new low, how warranted is the pessimism over the sector’s future prospects?

MCN's MOST READ STORIES

multichannel.com | April 27-May 4

1. Cisco Strikes Deal to Sell Off Video Software Business 
2. New Comcast Packages Catch Some Heat 
3. Lifetime Sets ‘Live PD’ Spinoff 
4. T-Mobile Touts Wireless Broadband, Pay TV Ambitions 
5. T-Mobile, Sprint to Combine in $146B All-Stock Deal

PLATFORMS

Connections Blog | The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner

Connected Retro Atari Device to Go on Sale May 30

COMMUNITY

Voices | Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead

HBO's 'Being Serena' Offers Off-the-Court Profile of Tennis Superstar

Numbers | The State of Digital

Global Online Media Usage to Surpass TV, GroupM Says

COVER STORY

Specter of D.C. Crackdown on Edge Looms

Facebook becomes face of online privacy protection watershed

Online Exclusive > Privacy on the Edge: Legislators' Questions

The issues that would define new policy

Law Limits Cable’s Use of Customer Information

Unlike Facebook, MSOs under strict privacy controls in Cable Act

MCN's MOST READ STORIES 

multichannel.com | April 6-13

1. Younger Viewers Gravitating to OTT TV Services: Study
2. NAB 2018: Disney/ABC, Redrock Micro Lower the ‘DigiBoom’
3. NAB 2018: PlayStation Vue Breaks Out Beyond the PlayStation
4. NAB 2018: Dish, Spectrum Co. Team on ATSC 3.0 Test in Dallas
5. Pluto TV: It’s Time to Tell Our Advertising Story

PLATFORMS 

Connections Blog | MCN Guest Blog, Glen L. Friedman

OTT (Part 2 of 3): Challenges and Opportunities

COMMUNITY

Voices | As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen

Thinking About Channel Changes and More

COVER STORY

TV's Scary New Threat

Fully-loaded Kodi boxes, paired with a sophisticated criminal ecosystem, pose a major danger for programmers, studios and pay TV providers

SPECIAL REPORT

Cable Hall of Famers Take Manhattan

Top executives, ‘Breaking Bad’ to get the big-city spotlight at Ziegfeld Ballroom

2018 Cable Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, April 4

MCN's MOST READ STORIES

multichannel.com | March 23-30

1.Cable Industry Vet Wilt Hildenbrand Dead at 70

2.Chris Satchell, Comcast’s Chief Product Officer, Is Departing

3.PwC: Consumers Will Pay More for Better Experience

4.New Netflix, Hulu Subs Gravitate to TV Series

5.Moffett: Comcast's Sky Bid Could Hinge on Stock Decline

PLATFORMS

Connections Blog | The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner

Retro Atari Box Gets a New Name

MCN Guest Blog | 3-Part Series by Glen L. Friedman 

OTT: The Exciting, Scary, Wild West (Part 1)

Watch This Space for Parts 2 and 3

NEED TO KNOW

Blockchain | Special Report

What Blockchain Means to Media

What You Need to Know About Bockchain

Blockchain | Online Resources

"Some Simple Economics of the Blockchain," by Christian Catalini and Joshua S. Gans (Sept. 21, 2017; Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2874598; MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 5191-16)

Coindesk

The Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies 2017

Practical Blockchain: A Gartner Trend Insight Report

Tractica: Three Myths About Blockchain

Understand the Fundamentals of IBM Blockchain