TWC Stock Rises On Deal Spec Despite Mediocre Q2 Time Warner Cable's outgoing chairman and CEO Glenn Britt went silent about halfway through the MSO's second quarter earnings conference call with analysts Thursday morning, but investors managed to make their own noise, sending the stock up by more than 3% in what some analysts called a cry for the nation's second largest MSO to be acquired. more
DirecTV Loses 84,000 Net New Subs In Q2 Subscriber losses mounted for DirecTV in the second quarter as the satellite giant reported net new customers disconnections of 84,000 in its U.S. operations and its high growth Latin American division showed increasing signs of weakness.more
Comcast To Test New Usage-Based Internet Tier In Fresno Comcast is preparing to test out an optional, usage-based Internet tier in Fresno, Calif., tailored to light Internet users that will cap monthly usage at 5 Gigabytes per month before customers are subjected to per-gigabyte fees. more
Comcast Flips On Prepaid TV Test In Detroit Comcast has quietly begun to test a new prepaid TV product in metro Detroit led by a $69.95 starter kit that includes a digital transport adapter, remote control and 30 days of a video service that includes an ESPN-free lineup of 36 digital TV channels.more