Jeff Baumgartner
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Lower Merion Township, PA, United States
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Comcast’s machineQ Expands IoT Roster
Signs up customers in areas spanning asset tracking, utility metering, agriculture → Read More
Cisco, Disney Studios Connect on StudioLAB Initiative
Facility at Disney’s studio lot in Burbank focused on new technologies, prototypes tied to video production → Read More
fuboTV Preps 4K Beta
OTT TV service to start streaming select content in the format later this summer → Read More
Cadent Taps Chief Product Officer
Eoin Townsend is late of Collective, MediaMath, DoubleClick and FloNetwork → Read More
Charter Broadens 1-Gig Rollout
Charter Communications announced last week that it has launched Spectrum Internet Gig, a broadband service powered by DOCSIS 3.1 upgrades, to markets covering more than 4 million homes. The latest batch of launches include more than a dozen new markets, including Cleveland; Erie, Pa.; Springfield, Mass.; Bowling Green, Ky.; Hartford, Conn.; Charleston, S.C.; Orlando, Fla.; and Toledo, Ohio. With… → Read More
Comcast Drives 1-Gig Into More Regions
DOCSIS 3.1 upgrades reach parts of central, western Pennsylvania → Read More
Instagram Launches IGTV
New offering focused on long-form, vertical video from Instagram creators → Read More
DirecTV Now Adds ‘Todo y Más’ Option
New streaming option features mix of more than 90 Spanish and English channels → Read More
Whistle Sports Raises $28M More
Liberty Media joins round led by Aser as Whistle Sports seeks more originals, international reach → Read More
AT&T Nearing Deal to Buy All of Otter Media: Report
AT&T, The Chernin Group formed the OTT-focused J.V. in 2014 → Read More
Altice USA Hires Jean-Charles Nicolas to Lead Mobile Unit
Plans to launch mobile service in 2019 via its ‘full ‘MVNO deal with Sprint → Read More
T-Mobile: Layer3 TV Hindered by High Programming Costs
Says Sprint merger will create scale that results in lower programming rates, more affordable video services → Read More
Clint Stinchcomb Named President and CEO of CuriosityStream
Elizabeth Hendricks North now president of Curiosity Studios unit → Read More
YouTube TV Adds Starz
OTT TV service selling live/VOD package from premium programmer for an additional $9 per month → Read More
Roku Eyeing Curated Subscription Video Marketplace: Report
Approach said to share similarities with Amazon Channels → Read More
New Ruckus Chief Plans to Stay the Course
Ian Whiting says strategy is in place as unit takes aim at opportunities in IoT, CBRS, 802.11ax → Read More
DirecTV for Business Gets an Upgrade
More channels, 4K capabilities, multiscreen access part of third-gen ‘COM3000’ video platform → Read More
HBO Checks In With Marriott Deal
Set to provide complimentary access to HBO GO to Marriott guests across thousands of hotel properties → Read More
Tom Bracken Joins Fathom Events as VP, Marketing
Tom Bracken, an industry vet most recently with Evolution Digital, has joined event cinema distributor Fathom Events as vice president of marketing. Bracken’s move was one in a set of leadership announcements made Monday by the Denver-based Fathom Events, as it also appointed Nancy Silverstone as VP of programming, and promoted Daren Miller to VP of business affairs and strategy. Silverstone was… → Read More
Consumers Have Something Good To Say About YouTube TV
YouTube TV, the over-the-top TV service launched more than a year ago, doesn’t have the most subscribers among the streaming crowd, but it appears to be leading the pack in terms of consumer sentiment. → Read More