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MSG Hires Ryan O’Hara To Top Management Post

Ex-TV Guide Exec Named President, Content, Distribution & Sales
By: MCN Staff Jun 18 2013 - 1:00pm
Ex-TV Guide Exec Named President, Content, Distribution & Sales
Madison Square Garden via Wikimedia Commons

Madison Square Garden Co. has hired Ryan O’Hara, the former head of TV Guide Network, to the newly created post of president, content, distribution & sales.

Ex-Shazam Exec Heads to GetGlue

Evan Krauss Named President of Second Screen TV App Specialist
By: Jeff Baumgartner Jun 18 2013 - 12:40pm
Evan Krauss Named President of Second Screen TV App Specialist

Evan Krauss has been named president of second screen TV app specialist GetGlue, where he’ll be based in New York and report to company CEO Alex Iskold.

Sprint Sues To Block Dish/Clearwire Tender

Says Tender Offer Violates Existing Agreements
By: Mike Farrell Jun 18 2013 - 10:53am
Says Tender Offer Violates Existing Agreements

The ongoing three-way battle between Dish Network, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire was raised a notch on Tuesday, after Sprint sued Dish Network in Delaware Chancery Court, claiming the satellite giant’s tender offer proposal for Clearwire violates its existing agreements with the phone conglomerate.

Liberty Global Offers $10B For Kabel Deutschland

Deal Sets Up Possible Bidding War With Vodafone
By: Mike Farrell Jun 18 2013 - 10:09am
Deal Sets Up Possible Bidding War With Vodafone

Liberty Global made a play to further consolidate the German cable market, lobbing in an $10 billion offer to acquire Kabel Deutschland in a deal that would pit it against European phone giant Vodafone in a possible bidding war for the largest cable operator in Germany.

Liberty’s offer comes says after Vodafone reportedly made an $9.6 billion proposal to Kabel Deutschland that was kicked back to the European phone giant as too low. According to reports, Vodafone is considering raising its offer.

Comcast Ventures Backs YouTube Partner

Joins $30 Million ‘A’ Round in Fullscreen Led by The Chernin Group
By: Jeff Baumgartner Jun 18 2013 - 9:52am
Joins $30 Million ‘A’ Round in Fullscreen Led by The Chernin Group

Fullscreen, one of YouTube’s top supplier of independent “channels,” said it has closed a series “A” round led by The Chernin Group, along with Comcast Ventures and WWP Digital.

Viggle Eclipses 3 Million Registered Users

‘Active’ Users For TV Second-Screen TV Loyalty App Surpass 800,000 in May
By: Jeff Baumgartner Jun 18 2013 - 8:21am
‘Active’ Users For TV Second-Screen TV Loyalty App Surpass 800,000 in May

Viggle, a company that has developed a second-screen platform that offers rewards for watching TV shows, said it has eclipsed 3 million registered users after adding 400,000 in May.

Viggle, which counts DirecTV among its customers and GetGlue among its competitors, said “active” users likewise grew 26% in May, to 838,189, with 29% of all registered users considered active in the month. Viggle determines active users by calculating how many registered users have logged into the company’s app at any time during the month.

CNBC Joins Cablevision’s ‘TV to GO’ Lineup

MSO's TV Everywhere Portal for Web Browsers Features Fare From 50-Plus Networks
By: Jeff Baumgartner Jun 17 2013 - 5:45pm
MSO's TV Everywhere Portal for Web Browsers Features Fare From 50-Plus Networks

Cablevision Systems has added CNBC to Optimum TV to GO, the MSO’s authenticated TV Everywhere for Internet-connected PCs and laptops. 

CNBC shows currently offered on Optimum TV to GO include Squawk Box, Squawk on the Street, Closing Bell, Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer, and American Greed.

NBCSN Draws Record 3.96M Viewers for Stanley Cup Finals

Game 2 is Most-Watched NHL Contest in Net's History; Second-Highest Event Ever
By: Tim Baysinger Jun 17 2013 - 5:04pm
Game 2 is Most-Watched NHL Contest in Net's History; Second-Highest Event Ever
 

NBC Sports Network's coverage of Game 2 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals drew 3.96 million viewers Saturday night, making it the most-watched NHL game in the net's history, according to Nielsen.

Survey Finds Sports Fans Check Online Content Frequently

Survey Also Finds 44% Of Sports Fans Watch Events On HD Television
By: MCN Staff Jun 17 2013 - 4:43pm
Survey Also Finds 44% Of Sports Fans Watch Events On HD Television
Second screen sports study in infographic form

More than a third of U.S. sports fans use smartphones to tap into sports content and of those fans, 36% view sports content via their mobile device at least once a day, a new survey found.

Some 44% of fans watch sports on high-definition television, reports the study from Sporting News Media in conjunction with Kantar Media and TV Sports Markets.

Comcast Brings X1 to Baltimore

MSO Continues to Expand Cloud-Based Platform and Establish Groundwork for Coming ‘X2’ Upgrade
By: Jeff Baumgartner Jun 17 2013 - 12:25pm
MSO Continues to Expand Cloud-Based Platform and Establish Groundwork for Coming ‘X2’ Upgrade

Comcast has launched its cloud-based, IP-capable X1 Platform to the greater Baltimore area, getting the MSO one step toward its goal of deploying its next-gen video platform to all its markets by the end of 2013.

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