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Categories | Trade magazine |
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Founder |
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First issue | September 15, 1980 |
Final issue | September 30, 2024 |
Company | Future US |
Country | United States |
Based in | New York, NY |
Language | English |
Website | nexttv |
ISSN | 0276-8593 |
Multichannel News was a magazine and website published by Future US covering multichannel television and communications providers, such as cable operators, satellite television firms and telephone companies, as well as emerging Internet video and communication services. It ran from 1980 to 2024.
Multichannel News was founded by Fairchild Publications and Paul Maxwell. Its first issue was published on September 15, 1980. A subsidiary publication, Multichannel News International focusing on non-American markets, was distributed between the mid-1990s and mid-2002.
The Walt Disney Company owned the magazine for a year after acquiring Fairchild parent Capital Cities/ABC, then sold it to Cahners Business Information, part of Reed Elsevier. In 2009, owner Reed Business Information sold Twice , Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News to NewBay Media. [1] Future acquired NewBay Media in 2018. [2]
In August 2024, Future announced the magazine would cease the following month, though it and Broadcasting & Cable (which will also cease publication) would survive as sub-brands on sister industry news website Next TV, which primarily focuses on the streaming industry. [3]
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Future US, Inc. is an American media corporation specializing in targeted magazines and websites in the video games, music, and technology markets. Headquartered in New York City, the corporation has offices in: Alexandria, Virginia; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Washington, D.C. Future US is owned by parent company, Future plc, a specialist media company based in Bath, Somerset, England.
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Broadcasting & Cable is a telecommunications industry news website and formerly a monthly trade magazine published by Future US. Founded in 1931 as Broadcasting, subsequent mergers, acquisitions and industry evolution saw a series of name changes, including Broadcasting and Broadcast Advertising, and Broadcasting-Telecasting, before adopting its current name in 1993. B&C, which was published biweekly until January 1941, and weekly thereafter, covers the business of television in the U.S.—programming, advertising, regulation, technology, finance, and news. In addition to the newsweekly, B&C operates a comprehensive website that provides a roadmap for readers in an industry that is in constant flux due to shifts in technology, culture and legislation, and offers a forum for industry debate and criticism. On August 6, 2024, Future announced that the magazine will cease publication after its September 2024 issue, and switch to a digital-only format on sister website Next TV.
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