MCN Newswire: NCTC Inks Comprehensive Disney Distribution Renewal; Crown Media Earnings Grow 3% In Q2
Top Stories - August 04, 2014
NCTC Inks Comprehensive Disney Distribution Renewal The Walt Disney Co. has inked a renewal pact with the National Television Cooperative encompassing its suite of networks, as well as a host of advanced services, including the programmer's Watch TV Everywhere platform.more
Crown Media Earnings Grow 3% in Q2 Crown Media Holdings, which runs the Hallmark cable channels, reported higher second quarter earnings. more
Arris Braces For Customer Consolidation While 2014 is shaping up to be a good year for Arris, the company's top exec reiterated on Thursday's earnings call that the fourth quarter has historically been "dicey" and difficult to project, a situation that could be amplified by the wave of M&A activity occurring among some of its biggest customers.more
Comcast Confirms Broadband Speed Hikes Comcast confirmed an earlier report and recent scuttlebutt on the DSL Reports message board that the MSO is rolling out a set of speed upgrades that will affect three of its broadband tiers in California, as well as select markets in Kansas, Missouri and Texas. more