Top Stories - July 18, 2016
Cover Story: Frontier's Formula SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
As some small providers shy away from video, fast-growing telco Frontier Communications is moving to expand the business it originally inherited via acquisition by rolling out the Vantage IPTV platform it first launched in Connecticut.  more
WHY THIS MATTERS: The regional phone company is, along with Altice USA, one of only two new entrants to cable's Top 10, coming in at No. 8 with about 1.5 million video customers, and aims to capture more by adding video in 40 traditional phone markets over the next three to four years.

Shaw to Start X1 Set-Top Rollout in 2016
Canadian MSO Shaw Communications is preparing to take its X1 licensing plan to the next phase, with plans to launch X1 set-top boxes later this year and make them available across its footprint by the end of its 2017 fiscal year. more
WHY THIS MATTERS: Shaw, which will become the second Comcast X1 licensee to deploy set-tops powered by the platform,said it is is moving forward based on the results of launching a mobile video app called Free Range TV that relies on it.

Dish Tests Its Resolve With Tribune SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
The month-long retrans dispute between Dish Network and Tribune Media is becoming an endurance test for both parties, analysts say. more
WHY THIS MATTERS: Though both sides claim they are still negotiating toward a settlement, some analysts believe the end to the spat will be more a question of which party can hold out the longest than of compromise, as about 42 Tribune stations in 33 markets remain dark to about 5 million of the satellite-TV providers customers.

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