Hunter And Hunted; TWC’s Marcus Stands Firm Amid Bids, Jabs; Comcast Fills More X1 Deployment Gaps

Top Stories - January 21, 2014 Hunter And Hunted After seven months, Charter Communications has finally made public its intentions to acquire Time Warner Cable, lobbing a preliminary bid valuing the second-largest U.S. cable operator at $132.50 per share, or $61.3 billion in cash, stock and assumed debt. But amid the increasingly tenacious negotiating — Time Warner Cable called Charter's offer "grossly inadequate;" Charter said TWC had a "failed operational strategy" — the back-and-forth between the two has always centered on the stock. more TWC's Marcus Stands Firm Amid Bids, Jabs Time Warner Cable chairman and CEO Rob Marcus has drawn a line in the sand. As the rhetoric surrounding Charter Communications' $132.50-per-share bid for Time Warner Cable heated up late last week — Comcast was approached by Charter to join in the bid — the new CEO at the No. 2 U.S. cable operator is standing firm. "We were very explicit: We're not negotiating," Marcus said in an interview. more Comcast Fills More X1 Deployment Gaps Comcast wrapped 2013 by making its X1 platform available to the bulk of its customer base, but it appears to be starting off the new year by filling in some deployment gaps. Comcast announced Monday that it had unleashed X1 in the Keystone Region, an area that covers systems in western, central and northeast Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and portions of West Virginia and Maryland. more World Fishing Network Casts New Brand Identity World Fishing Network is sporting a new look to lure viewers. The angler-aimed service has unveiled a fresh appearance and its first new brand identity since launching in December 2005. more Video/Blogs MCN Hot Spot AMC's The Walking Dead Reynolds' Rap, Mike Reynolds Fox Deportes Talks Turkey About Super Bowl Ads As I Way Saying, Gary Arlen Cisco's 'Net-Connected 'Fridge And The IoE At CES. Again. Translation Please, Leslie Ellis Observer's Notebook: CES Trend Takeaways News AFC, NFC Championship Games Average Almost 54M Viewers Starz Stock Attracts Acquisition Target Talk A Charter-TWC Deal Could Trip Up RDK Wheeler's Take (and Give) On Retrans, Ownership Web-Video Players Give First-Run Content A Spin BET Networks To Celebrate African American Men During Black History Month Golf Channel Takes Floor At PGA Merchandise Show Review: Discovery Channel's 'Klondike' Sales Vice President - ICON Q CORP - Garden City, NY Account Manager Job #0298 - ASUS Computer International - TX See all career listings here.   ©2014 NewBay Media, LLC

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