FCC inclined to approve AT&T’s DirecTV buy – report
FCC officials are reportedly likely to recommend the approval of incumbent AT&T’s planned US$48.5bn takeover of DTH provider DirecTV. While the FCC ...
Tag: Time Warner Cable
Charter eyes TWC – reports
John Malone-backed cableco Charter Communications is reportedly considering a new bid for Time Warner Cable (TWC) now Comcast’s US$45bn takeover has fallen through. ...
Comcast walks away from TWC deal
Comcast has abandoned its planned US$45bn takeover of rival Time Warner Cable (TWC), which would have combined the US’ two largest ...
Justice department might block Comcast-TWC merger
The US Justice department might reject Comcast’s planned US$45bn tie-up with rival Time Warner Cable (TWC), according to multiple reports. ...
Charter pays US$10.4bn for Bright House
Charter Communications has struck a deal to acquire fellow US cable operator Bright House Networks for US$10.4bn. The consideration is made ...
Comcast invests US$4bn in CFO-led venture
Comcast’s chief financial officer Michael Angelakis is stepping down from his role to lead a new strategic start-up that will invest ...
FCC stops clock on Comcast-TWC, AT&T-DirecTV reviews
The regulatory examinations of Comcast’s takeover of Time Warner Cable and AT&T’s purchase of DirecTV have been halted by the ...
Charter targets Bright House Networks
US cableco Charter Communications is reportedly negotiating the all-stock acquisition of Bright House Networks, the sixth-largest cable operator. According to ...
US telecoms blast FCC net neutrality “arcana”
US telcos and cablecos have slammed the FCC’s recently-approved ruling on net neutrality, aimed at imposing tighter regulations on the ...
Frontier in line for Verizon’s US$10bn asset sale – report
US rural broadband and DTH provider Frontier Communications is reportedly set to buy US$10bn worth of wireline assets from local ...
