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Verizon, T-Mobile Options In Cable Wireless Strategy

Are cable TV companies dark horses that will steal the show at a government auction in March of airwaves controlled by TV broadcasters? Neither Comcast (CMCSA) nor Charter Communications (CHTR) ruled out bidding in the “Broadcast Incentive Auction” on Q3 earnings calls. Charter stands to become the second biggest cable TV firm, behind Comcast, if regulators approve its proposed acquisitions of Time Warner Cable (TWC) and Bright House Networks. Why

Netflix: Will Media Firms Hint At Tougher Deals?

Whether Netflix (NFLX) faces tougher access to content from big media and entertainment companies may be gleaned from what media executives say on their Q3 earnings conference calls. Netflix acquires much of its streaming content from Walt Disney (DIS), Comcast’s (CMCSA) NBCUniversal, Time Warner, 21st Century Fox and CBS. Viacom (VIA), though, has steered away from new licensing deals with Netflix in the U.S. One worry for Netflix is that media

Comcast, Cable Stocks Up On Q3 Broadband, Video Gains

Cable-TV stocks rose as Charter Communications (CHTR) and Time Warner Cable (TWC) early Thursday reported higher broadband customer additions and narrowed video subscriber losses, as did Comcast (CMCSA) on Tuesday. “With about 70% of the industry having reported Q3 results, video losses have so far shown great improvement,” said Vijay Jayant, analyst at Evercore ISI. “Cable, with a superior broadband product, continued to be very strong in the