MCN Newswire: Mixed Q2 for Time Warner Cable; World Cup Helps Drive DirecTV Q2 Latin America Gains

Top Stories - August 01, 2014 Mixed Q2 for Time Warner Cable Time Warner Cable, deep in the approval process for its pending merger with Comcast, reported a mixed second quarter Thursday, with basic video subscriber and high-speed data customer additions beating year-over-year marks, but missing analysts' consensus estimates. more World Cup Helps Drive DirecTV Q2 Latin America Gains DirecTV reported strong second-quarter results fueled by gains at its Latin American unit and continued stability at its U.S. operation. more Charter Shares Dip Nearly 5% The MSO reports strong second-quarter results, but investors seemed spooked over slower growth. more Discovery Q2 Earnings Get International Boost Discovery Communications reported higher second-quarter earnings thanks to growth of its international business. more CableCARD Deployments Surpass 48M As it's been since the summer of 2007, the number of CableCARDs deployed in MSO-leased boxes continue to extend its lead on security modules deployed in TiVo boxes, TVs and other video devices with CableCARD slots sold at retail. more 'Sharknado2' Is Syfy's Top Telefilm, Chomping 3.9M Viewers Armed (sorry, April) with social and marketing buzz, Syfy's schlock culture telefilm Sharknado 2: The Second One became the network's top original movie, averaging just under 4 million viewers in its debut and generating an estimated 1 billion impressions. more FCC Asked To Add Cable, DBS to Political Ad Database In a nod to the growing importance of cable ad buys in the political mix, Campaign watchdogs the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause and the Sunlight Foundation want the FCC to start applying its political file requirements to cable and satellite. more Video/Blogs MCN Hot Spot Sundance TV's 'The Honorable Woman' Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead Starz Serving Underserved Audiences On The Money, Mike Farrell It's Your Move, JB As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen Rough Road For Internet Of Things The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Will Arris Add Netflix To App Mix? News White: DirecTV Fighting to 'Slow Down' Content Costs DirecTV Gears Up For 4K Zaslav: Discovery Should Stay Consolidation Course CSG Gets A Bigger Piece Of Comcast Charter: We're Finalizing SEC Network Carriage Deal IAC Writes Down Aereo Investment USA Now, Syfy Now Join Xbox One Lineup Production Manager - WUCF TV - Orlando, FL General Sales Manager - WOI-TV - Des Moines, IA Rentention Specialist - Cable TV Company - Milwaukee, WI Retention Specialist - Cable TV Company - Milwaukee, WI Broadcast Engineer - RNN TV - New York See all career listings here.   ©2014 NewBay Media, LLC

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