MCN Newswire: Comcast Blasts TWC Deal 'Extortion'; Cablevision Sues CWA For Defamation; Liberty Global CEO: RDK 'A DOCSIS Moment' For Cable
Top Stories - September 25, 2014
Comcast Blasts TWC Deal 'Extortion' Taking off the gloves, Comcast struck back at critics of its proposed Time Warner Cable merger Wednesday, branding many of them extortionists just looking to further their own businesses and dismissing others as feeble efforts being peddled without factual support.more
Cablevision Sues CWA For Defamation The MSO claims the union has made false statements against it. more
Rosenworcel Paid Prioritization Concerns On Display Sacramento appears to be filled with folks in favor of Title II and concerned with paid prioritization, including in the latter camp a temporarily transplanted FCC commissioner from Washington. more
JBS Eyeing Domestic, International Expansion: Golub With a new name for the network in place, Mark Golub is setting his sights on a bigger footprint for the Jewish Broadcasting Service -- both in the U.S. and abroad.more
Liberty Global CEO: RDK 'A DOCSIS Moment' For Cable Liberty Global faces different competitive pressures in Europe and other parts of the world than some of its U.S. MSO peers, but the need to achieve scale across the board is critical for the entire cable industry, Mike Fries, Liberty Global's president and CEO, said during Wednesday's opening general session at the 2014 SCTE Cable-Tec Expo.more
2014 SCTE Cable-Tec Expo MCN's complete coverage from the event in Denver.more