More cable news from across the web:
> Allan Singer will depart his role as SVP of programming for Charter Communications, the cable operator announced Friday. Multichannel News story
> Mike Fallon has been named president of Alticast Americas. Press release
> Netflix has signed a deal with Fox TV Distribution to acquire SVOD rights to the American Crime Story franchise, which includes the 10 Emmy-nominated episodes of The People v. O.J. Simpson. Press release
> Continuing to expand on its live-sports streaming rights, Twitter said it will live stream some Major League Baseball and National Hockey League games starting this fall. Recode story
> Alaska's GCI has increased the data usage cap for its "Red" users from 750 gigabytes to 1 terabyte. Press release
Telecom News
> CenturyLink is aiming to reduce power consumption of its public switched telephone network by 22,000 megawatt-hours a year, the company said. Article
Wireless Tech News
> Facebook took a big step toward its goal of providing internet to the unconnected with the first successful full-scale test flight of its Aquila drone. Article
European Wireless News
> Ericsson initiated a search for a new CEO following the Monday announcement that Hans Vestberg has stepped down. Article
Wireless News
> Spring posted 173,000 postpaid phone net additions in Q2, beating analysts' estimates, but also announced a net loss of $302 million. Article
And finally… Apollo Global Management will reportedly pay $1.6 billion to acquire Outerwall, parent company of Redbox. Deadline Hollywood story