Sentences with phrase «u.s. cable operator»

U.S. cable operator Charter Communications said on March 31 it had agreed to buy smaller rival Bright House Networks for $ 10.4 billion.

The joint filing by Disney and Fox, which outlines the timeline of their negotiations, offers the most detailed insight yet into Fox's thinking, as it goes head - to - head against Comcast, a U.S. cable operator, in its bid to acquire European pay - TV company Sky Plc (SKYB.L), in which Fox holds a 39 percent stake.

Little known in Europe, Philadelphia - based Comcast is the biggest U.S. cable operator, owning...

Some media and telecommunications deals in recent years have been announced with divestitures, such as U.S. cable operator Comcast's proposed takeover of Time Warner Cable in 2014, which was later called off after regulatory pushback.

The deal combines the third and second largest U.S. cable operators to better compete against market leader Comcast Corp..

Not exact matches

Following the sale of the flagship Washington Post newspaper to Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, Graham Holdings» remaining assets include its Kaplan education group, six local U.S. television stations, a cable operator, online news site Slate, a social marketing company, and a hospice operator.

The deal will create the fourth largest cable operator in the U.S. Cablevision's board is being investigated over dealings with the acquisition.

Deregulation of broadcasting in the U.S. and the Federal Communications Commission's apparent indifference to the practices of broadcast licensees and cable operators in effect seem to legitimize the operation of these media as businesses like any other business, disregarding the public trusteeship that is required by the Communications Act.