Top Stories - July 5, 2016
Former TWC, Bright House Employees Get Taste of New Charter
Former employees of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks who stayed on following the merger with Charter Communications learned quickly that their new company runs a pretty tight ship, as New Charter moved last week to eliminate working from home, wearing jeans at the office and TWC's summer hours program.  more
WHY THIS MATTERS: In a memo outlining the changes, Charter HR chief Paul Marchand noted that Charter's stricter stance ensures a consistent workplace policy across corporate and systems-level locations, writing, "Perception matters, and a different standard for 'Corporate' employees is not consistent with the values we want to project," but sources said many new employees were taken aback by the "tone" of the memo.

Content Companies Commend Box-Ditching Effort
Major content companies 21st Century Fox, Time Warner Inc., Viacom, CBS and Scripps offered their support for the basics of cable operators' "ditch the box" set-top proposal, but said it needed tweaking to ensure content protections. more
WHY THIS MATTERS: The companies told top aides to Republican FCC commissioner Ajit Pai that the apps-based MVPD plan offers a "constructive foundation" for ensuring consumer choice, but needs clarifications with regard to ensuring programmers have "enforceable contractual rights against competitive device manufacturers and MVPDs." (See more reaction under NEWS, below.)

Disney Nabs Stake in MLBs Streaming Division: Report
The Walt Disney Co. has inked a deal to acquire a one-third stake in the video-streaming technology services division of MLB Advanced Media. more
WHY THIS MATTERS: A stake in the division, which specializes in streaming infrastructure and distribution services, could help Disney strengthen its digital strategy as programmers -- particularly HBO, Showtime and Starz -- continue to develop and launch direct-to-consumer OTT service offerings.

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Video/Blogs/Events

MCN Hot Spot
FX's 'Tyrant' Season 3 Premieres July 6

MCN Hot Spot
ICYMI: Trailer for July 3 Premiere of BBC America's Miniseries 'The Hunt'

MCN Hot Spot
Early Look at Netflix/Univision's 'El Chapo,' Premiering in 2017

The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner
Unbundling YouTube

MCN Guest Blog, Glen Friedman, Ideas & Solutions
ICYMI: Goodbye, Time Warner Cable

As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen
5G's Impact on Broadband Competition and New Applications

News

OPERATORS
CVCC Prods Cable's Box Ditch Pitch

Comcast Extends Roberts Employment Pact One Year

New York State Backs FCC Broadband Privacy Proposal

ICYMI: Comcast Backs Off Planned Upgrade of Legacy Set-Top Guide

CONTENT
Nancy Grace Departing HLN

Pop Takes 'Baywatch' Fans Back to the Beach

Bravo Sparks Snapchat Tilt Touting 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey'

Kagan: Broadcast TV M&A Reaches $681.2M in Q2

NEXT TV
DLNA Levels Up

Amazon Prime, PBS Kids Extend Agreement

ICYMI: HTC Leads $10B Virtual Reality VC

POLICY
FCC Will Unveil Forward Auction Bidders in Mid-July

NCTA: FCC Can't Expand Number of Video Described Nets

MPAA: FCC Exceeding Authority in Video Description Expansion

FOIA-Boosting Bill Becomes Law

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