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News Breaks | | | | November 13, 2012 | | 06:05 EDT |  | TWC, CMCSA, DIS, VZ, CVC | Cable companies aim for multiple service customers over single play, WSJ reports
Comcast (CMCSA) says its pricing strategy makes it more valuable for the cable operator to pursue customers who will take multiple services than "single play" customers, reports the Wall Street Journal. The debate in the TV industry has been whether the rising cost of cable TV and growing online video options are prompting people to cut the cord of pay TV. A number of pay-TV executives say that cord-cutting is still a small trend that has largely stemmed from weak economic conditions. But one little-discussed factor is cable operators' pricing policies, which can prompt people to keep TV even if they don't want it.Reference Link | |
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| May 24, 2013 | | 15:07 EDT | | DIS | Yahoo submits bid for Hulu, AllThingsD reports
 Subscribe for More Information | | | 13:19 EDT |  | DIS, CMCSA | KKR, Silver Lake to join bidding for Hulu video service, Bloomberg reports
| | | 07:56 EDT | | CVC | Police called to Cablevision annual meeting, WSJ reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:11 EDT | | TWC, DIS | Hulu attracts several bidders, Reuters reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:10 EDT | | DIS, TWC | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 22, 2013 | | 19:07 EDT | | TWC | Cable companies not thrilled with channel rebrandings, Bloomberg says
Cable companies, including DirecTV (DTV) and Time Warner Cable (TWC), are not thrilled with the rebranding of low-rated channels, complaining they have no control over the changes and are wary networks will demand more money for unproven shows, reports Bloomberg. Reference Link | | | 08:42 EDT |  | VZ | Vodafone an attractive way to play trends at Verizon Wireless, says RW Baird at RW Baird
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:42 EDT |  | VZ | Barclays to host a conference
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:29 EDT | | CVC, TWC, CMCSA | Xbox won't hurt pay TV companies in near-term, AllThingsD says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:24 EDT | | CMCSA, VZ | NetEvents International to host a summit
Subscribe for More Information | | | | 07:08 EDT | | VZ | Phone companies start selling subscriber data, WSJ reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:02 EDT | | VZ | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Since the financial crisis, bonds backed by a single loan have been less common than securities made up of a group of unrelated loans. But the market for loans on commercial properties has changed in recent months and is booming again--$12.1B so far this year--the Wall Street Journal reports...Big phone companies (SAP, T, TEF, VZ, VOD, CCO) have begun to sell the vast amounts of data they gather about their subscribers' locations, travels and Web-browsing habits. The information provides a powerful tool for marketers but raises new privacy concerns, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: Apple's (AAPL) ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs. Apple channeled profits into Irish-incorporated subsidiaries that had no declared tax residency anywhere in the world, Reuters reports...The dollar languished well below last week's 4 1/2-year high against the yen today, ahead of testimony from the Fed Chairman Bernanke after two regional Fed presidents hinted that the central bank will continue its bond-buying scheme, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: Samsung (SSNLF) and LG Electronics are reworking their strategies for high-end TVs after spending billions of dollars on a new display technology that’s behind schedule and costs nearly $10,000 a set. The misstep has created an opening for Sony (SNE), Sharp (SHCAY) and Chinese maker Skyworth Digital, Bloomberg reports...Apple’s (AAPL) bonds have lost $280.6M of market value since buyers snapped up $17B of the iPhone maker’s debt last month, declining as yields climb from record lows, Bloomberg reports. | | | May 21, 2013 | | 12:58 EDT | | DIS | Disney's ESPN cuts less than 6% of workforce, Bloomberg reports
Disney's (DIS) ESPN unit laid off less than 400 workers today as part of a companywide cost-cutting effort, Bloomberg reports, citing a person with knowledge of the situation. The cuts amount to less than 6% of ESPN’s 7,000 employees, the report adds. Reference Link | | | 07:32 EDT | | VZ | CTIA–The Wireless Association to host a conference
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:52 EDT | | CMCSA, TWC, CVC | Video on demand from cable companies becoming more popular, NY Times says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:50 EDT | | VZ | Vodafone to invest $3.15B Verizon dividend on business, WSJ reports
Vodafone Group said it will keep the $3.15B dividend payment it will receive from Verizon Wireless and invest it in its flagging operations in Europe, which weighed heavily on its full-year profit, reports the Wall Street Journal. Reference Link | | | May 20, 2013 | | 13:45 EDT | | CMCSA | Comcast's NBC names new news president
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 19, 2013 | | 16:41 EDT | | DIS | Viacom's 'Into Darkness' tops Disney's “Iron Man 3” at box office, WSJ says
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 17, 2013 | | 16:47 EDT | | VZ | Fitch affirms Verizon's IDR at 'A', outlook stable
Subscribe for More Information | | | 15:51 EDT | | DIS, CMCSA | DirecTV weighing bid for Hulu, WSJ reports
DirecTV (DTV) is considering making a bid for Hulu, the video website jointly owned by News Corp. (NWSA), Comcast (CMCSA), and Disney (DIS), reports The Wall Street Journal citing a person familiar with the matter. Reference Link | | |
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