RESEND - MCN Newswire: Charter, Comcast Agree On $20B Systems Deal; HBO Grow

Top Stories - April 29, 2014 Charter, Comcast Agree To $20B Systems Deal Comcast ended months of speculation concerning its planned subscriber divestiture, striking a complicated trio of transactions valued at about $20 billion that will solidify Charter as the second largest cable operator in the country while hopefully alleviating regulator fears that Comcast's planned merger with Time Warner Cable will create an unruly behemoth. Read More» Charter Posts Q1 Video Gains While the ink struggled to dry on its three-tiered systems deal with Comcast on Monday, Charter Communications continued to present a strong case for organic growth, reporting strong first-quarter results, including better than expected video subscriber growth. Read More» HBO Grow Why CEO Richard Plepler is bullish on the network, OTT and the cable industry. Read More» Netflix, Verizon Ink Interconnection Agreement It's not the way Netflix prefers to do things, but the video streaming giant confirmed Monday that it has inked a direct interconnection deal with Verizon Communications, a paid peering deal that factors in about two months after Netflix and Comcast inked one of their own. Read More» Video/Blogs MCN Multicultural Perspectives Stephen A. Smith The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Netflix To Get Its Own 'Channel' Reynolds' Rap, Mike Reynolds Parsing The Primetime Pigskin Packages My Turn Meet Delaware's New NBC Affiliate Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead April's PPV Ring Events Take Jab At Category's Future News Viacom, Angry Birds Toons Join Canoe's Crew» Deluxe, Samsung Forge 4K Connection» Hallmark Channel Opens TV Everywhere Service» Bartiromo Rings A New Bell» Wheeler To Testify At May 20 House Hearing» SundanceTV Renews 'Red Road'» OWN Renews 'Raising Whitley'» Vice President & Chief Operating Officer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee, WI Producer - Virgin Islands Public Television System - Saint Thomas, VI Promotions Producer - WHDH-TV/7 News - Boston, MA All Platform Journalist-WMUM Macon - Georgia Public Broadcasting - Macon, GA Expert Principal/Project Leader - Media Sector of the Technology, Media and Telecom Practice - The Boston Consulting Group - New York, NY See all career listings here.   ©2014 NewBay Media, LLC

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