How High Is Up? If you bought into cable in 2012, you're a happy investor. After an impressive run last year, when MSO stocks shot up 40%, cable stocks across the board are having a stellar first half of 2013, with all three sectors — cable operators, satellite-TV providers and programmers — up about 20%.more
Time Warner Nears Retrans Deadline With Journal Broadcast Time Warner Cable is facing a summer retrans impasse with Journal Broadcast Group, owner of six television stations in Wisconsin, California and Nebraska on June 30.more
Vodafone Makes $10B German Cable Offer The battle for German cable superiority was kicked up another notch on Monday, with European wireless phone giant Vodafone proposing a $10 billion tender offer for Kabel Deutschland, a deal that appears to trump an earlier bid by John Malone's Liberty Global.more
Nik Wallenda's Skywire Walk Draws 13 Million Viewers to Discovery Channel Nearly 13 million viewers watched tightrope walker Nik Wallenda successfully cross the Grand Canyon Sunday night, according to Nielsen.more